Scraping the Barrel:The Military Use of Sub-Standard Manpower

Scraping the Barrel:The Military Use of Sub-Standard Manpower
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Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780823239771
ISBN-13 : 0823239772
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Book Synopsis Scraping the Barrel:The Military Use of Sub-Standard Manpower by : Sanders Marble

Download or read book Scraping the Barrel:The Military Use of Sub-Standard Manpower written by Sanders Marble and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dawn of organized conflict, sub-standard men--the inverse of the elites that get the lion's share of our attention-- have served their countries. This is their untold history.


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