Scapegoats : thirteen victims of military injustice / Michael Scott.
Thirteen fascinating diverse case studies offer a unique and human take on military history and the figure of the military scapegoatBeginning with defining the scapegoat and examining the conditions needed to qualify, this book then shares a history that is full of tales of those who have been wrong...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Elliott & Thompson,
2013.
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| Summary: | Thirteen fascinating diverse case studies offer a unique and human take on military history and the figure of the military scapegoatBeginning with defining the scapegoat and examining the conditions needed to qualify, this book then shares a history that is full of tales of those who have been wrongly castigated in the rush to find a culprit; only later, sometimes much later, when the real truth comes out, is the scapegoat exonerated. Exposed here, the real stories behind the myths that allow the reader to make a balanced judgment on history's fairness to the individual. From. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (525 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781908739698 190873969X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |