From Vietnam to 9/11 : on the front lines of national security

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Title:

Author:

Murtha, John P.

ISBN:

9780271023960

Personal Author:

Murtha, John P.

Publication Information:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

General Note:

Originally published: c2003. With new epilogue.

Contents:

Service in Vietnam, 1966-1967 -- Election to Congress and return to Vietnam -- Tragedy in Lebanon -- The Soviet Union's defeat in Afghanistan -- High-drama election in the Philippines -- A stolen election and U.S. intervention in Panama -- Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm -- Humanitarian mission turns to manhunt in Somalia -- War in the Balkans -- September 11, 2001 -- Reflecting on the past, looking to the future.

Personal Subject:

Murtha, John P.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Congress. House -- Biography.

Subject Term:

Legislators -- United States -- Biography.

Election monitoring -- History -- 20th century.

National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-

United States -- Military relations -- Foreign countries.

Added Author:

Plashal, John.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/2004011922.html

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Summary

In 1974, John P. "Jack" Murtha became the first Vietnam combat veteran elected to Congress. In the nearly three decades since then, Congressman Murtha has been intimately involved with governmental decisions about America's national security and foreign policy, adding his unique perspective to international affairs while faithfully representing Pennsylvania's twelfth district. From Vietnam to 9/11 combines personal memoir with thoughtful analysis to provide a behind-the-scenes account of the formation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy in the last quarter-century. At the same time, it tells the story of a man committed to service and community.