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The casualty gap [electronic resource] : the causes and consequences of American wartime inequalities / Douglas L. Kriner, Francis X. Shen.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 302 p.).ISBN: 9780199776788 (ebook) :; 0199776784 (ebook) :.Subject(s): War and society -- United States | War casualties -- United States | Battle casualties -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195390964DDC classification: 303.6'6'0869409730904 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Many have long suspected that when America takes up arms it is a rich man's war, but a poor man's fight. In 'The Casualty Gap' Douglas Kriner and Francis Shen renew the debate over unequal sacrifice by bringing to light mountains of new evidence on the inequality dimensions of American wartime casualties.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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Many have long suspected that when America takes up arms it is a rich man's war, but a poor man's fight. In 'The Casualty Gap' Douglas Kriner and Francis Shen renew the debate over unequal sacrifice by bringing to light mountains of new evidence on the inequality dimensions of American wartime casualties.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.