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Dear John - Love and Loyalty in Wartime America (Hardcover)
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Dear John - Love and Loyalty in Wartime America (Hardcover)
Series: Military, War, and Society in Modern American History
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List price R750
Loot Price R532
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Are 'Dear John' letters lethal weapons in the hands of men at war?
Many US officers, servicemen, veterans, and civilians would say
yes. Drawing on personal letters, oral histories, and psychiatric
reports, as well as popular music and movies, Susan L. Carruthers
shows how the armed forces and civilian society have attempted to
weaponize romantic love in pursuit of martial ends, from World War
II to today. Yet efforts to discipline feeling have frequently
failed. And women have often borne the blame. This sweeping history
of emotional life in wartime explores the interplay between
letter-writing and storytelling, breakups and breakdowns, and
between imploded intimacy and boosted camaraderie. Incorporating
vivid personal experiences in lively and engaging prose - variously
tragic, comic, and everything in between - this compelling study
will change the way we think about wartime relationships.
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