Traumatic defeat : POWs, MIAs, and national mythmaking
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Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
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9780700626441, 0700626441, 070062645X, 9780700626458
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
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Book
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viii, 200 pages ; 24 cm
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English
ISBN
9780700626441, 0700626441, 070062645X, 9780700626458
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40028300575

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Traumatic Defeat is a comparative study of wartime and postwar Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) activism and politics in Germany after World War II and the US after the Vietnam War. Patrick Gallagher argues that under certain circumstances, a postwar form of national mythology develops, derived from POW/MIA activism and the belief that substantial numbers of MIAs continue to survive in secret captivity after war's end. He refers to this phenomenon as the "secret camp myth," after the covert facilities in which these missing men supposedly survive. Gallagher demonstrates that these two parallel cases of national trauma over prisoners and the missing demonstrate how wars can breed mythologies that, if not satisfied, can take on lives of their own and come to dominate national conversations on the history of warfare, aftermath, and defeat."--Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gallagher, P. (2018). Traumatic defeat: POWs, MIAs, and national mythmaking . University Press of Kansas.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gallagher, Patrick, 1979-. 2018. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking. University Press of Kansas.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gallagher, Patrick, 1979-. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking University Press of Kansas, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gallagher, Patrick. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking University Press of Kansas, 2018.

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