WHAT ABOUT THE BIG STUFF?

WHAT ABOUT THE BIG STUFF?
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出版社: Hyperion
2000-09
ISBN: 9780786868841
定价: 229.20
装帧: 其他
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页数: 304页
正文语种: 英语
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  • 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. RaySuarezisaseniorcorrespondentforTheNewsHourwithJimLehrer.HecametotheNewsHourfromNPR'sTalkoftheNation,andpriortothathespentsevenyearscoveringlocal,national,andinternationalnewsforanNBCaffiliateinChicago.
  • 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.
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