WHAT ABOUT THE BIG STUFF?

图书标准信息

• 作者 Nancy Harmon Jenkins 著
• 出版社 Hyperion
• 出版时间 2000-09
• ISBN 9780786868841
• 定价 229.20元
• 装帧 其他
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Militaryservicewasoncetakenforgrantedasanaturalpartofgoodcitizenship,andAmericansofallclassesservedduringwartime.Notanymore.AsKathyRoth-DouquetandFrankSchaefferassertinthisgroundbreakingwork,thereisaglaringdisconnectbetweenthe"allvolunteermilitary"andtherestofus.Andasthatgapbetweenthecultural"elite"andmilitaryrank-and-filewidens,ourcountryfacesadangerouslackofunderstandingbetweenthoseinpowerandthosewhodefendourwayoflife.InAmerica,itisincreasinglythecasethatthepeoplewhomake,support,orprotestmilitarypolicyhavenomilitaryexperience.Asaresult,theprivilegedmissthebenefitsofmilitaryservice--leadership,experiencehelpfultotheirfuturerolesinpubliclife,andexposuretoabroadercrosssectionofcitizens--whilethemilitaryfeelsunder-supportedandmorallydistancedfromtherestofthecountry.AndwhenonlyahandfulofmembersofCongresshavemilitaryexperienceorapersonallinktosomeoneinuniform,perhapsitbecomestooeasy(ortoohard)tosendthemilitaryintocombat.Basedonresearchandincludingthevoicesofmanyyoungmilitarymemberswhounderstandfirsthandthevalueofservice,AWOLisalsoaverypersonalbook.FrankSchaeffer,fatherofaformerenlistedMarine,knowstheanguishandpridethatmillionsofAmericanparentsfeeleverydayastheirchildrenareofffightingawarinaforeignland.KathyRoth-Douquet,wifeofacareerofficer,hasexperiencedthestruggleoftryingtokeepthefamilytogetherwithahusbandatwaraswellastheoftenuntoldsatisfactionofraisingchildreninanethicofservice.Totheauthorsandnumerousotherfamilieswhoareintimatelyacquaintedwiththegloryandthesacrificeofmilitaryservice,Americaneedsawake-upcallbeforeit'stoolate.

【作者简介】

RaySuarezisaseniorcorrespondentforTheNewsHourwithJimLehrer.HecametotheNewsHourfromNPR'sTalkoftheNation,andpriortothathespentsevenyearscoveringlocal,national,andinternationalnewsforanNBCaffiliateinChicago.