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17%OFFBrian McAllister Linn - Elvis´s Army: Cold War GIS and the Atomic Battlefield - 9780674737686 - V9780674737686
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Elvis´s Army: Cold War GIS and the Atomic Battlefield

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Description for Elvis´s Army: Cold War GIS and the Atomic Battlefield Hardback. When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
When the U.S. Army drafted Elvis Presley in 1958, it quickly set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI. Trading in his gold-trimmed jacket for standard-issue fatigues, Elvis became a model soldier in an army facing the unprecedented challenge of building a fighting force for the Atomic Age. In an era that threatened Soviet-American thermonuclear annihilation, the army declared it could limit atomic warfare to the battlefield. It not only adopted a radically new way of fighting but also revamped its equipment, organization, concepts, and training practices. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
860g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674737686
SKU
V9780674737686
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Brian McAllister Linn
Brian McAllister Linn is Professor of History at Texas A&M University.

Reviews for Elvis´s Army: Cold War GIS and the Atomic Battlefield
The story of how the army sought to adapt to the atomic age is a compelling one, and Linn goes considerably beyond what has previously been written.
Thomas G. Mahnken, U.S. Naval War College Linn's book is a valuable examination of
and a cautionary tale about
the challenges of identifying a role for soldiers on the atomic battlefield.
Glenn C. Altschuler Reviews in American ... Read more

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