Published: 2022-03-15

Military Veterans of the War on Terror

A New Generation of Congressional Foreign-Policy Advocacy

Jeffrey S. Lantis

1–36

Abstract

The number of US military veterans of the War on Terror (WoT) who were elected to Congress increased to its highest level ever in 2021. This...

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The Military’s Cultural Shroud

Media Influence on War Knowledge among Civilians and Military Personnel

Daniel Patten, Josh R. Klein

37–72

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The current study investigates the relationship among media, war knowledge, and military culture through survey data collected at a major...

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Examining Myths of the Mad, Bad, and Sad British Veteran in Today’s Media

A Qualitative Approach

Rita Phillips, Vince Connelly

73–96

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Previous research on British public perceptions of UK veterans has focused mainly on opinion polls and survey data. This is problematic, as the...

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Military Families from Within

Interlacing of the Child’s Adjustment, Family Dynamics, and Military Demands during Deployment

Janja Vuga Beršnak

97–119

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This article analyzes the results of a survey among deployed Slovenian service members and their spouses. The purpose of the study was to...

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A Woman’s Place: US Counterterrorism since 9/11 by Joana Cook

Melissa T. Brown

120–122

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A Woman’s Place: US Counterterrorism since 9/11 by Joana Cook. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020 (564 pages; cloth).

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Escaping the Ordinary: How the Founder of the SAS Blazed a Trail at the End of Empire by Lorna Almonds-Windmill

Van Coufoudakis

122–124

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Escaping the Ordinary: How the Founder of the SAS Blazed a Trail at the End of Empire by Lorna Almonds-Windmill. Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador,...

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Spear to the West: Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism by Stephen Chan

Paul Kamolnick

124–126

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Spear to the West: Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism by Stephen Chan. London: Hurst & Company, 2019 (173 pages; paper).

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Scripts of Terror: The Stories Terrorists Tell Themselves by Benedict Wilkinson

Jerry M. Long

126–129

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Scripts of Terror: The Stories Terrorists Tell Themselves by Benedict Wilkinson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020 (320 pages; cloth).

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War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa by Ariel I. Ahram

Ioana Emy Matesan

129–131

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War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa by Ariel I. Ahram. Medford, MA: Polity, 2020 (263 pages, paper).

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