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Prodigal Soldiers: How The Generation Of Officers Born Of Vietnam Revolutionized The American Style

 

An interview with author James Kitfield, Foreign Policy Correspondent for The National Journal Magazine. 

James Kitfield documents the transformation of the U.S. military from Vietnam to the Gulf War, by examining a generation of officers and the shift in ideas about war, ending the draft, reducing racial tensions, and integrating women into the ranks.