001480525 000__ 04695nam\a22006495i\4500 001480525 001__ 1480525 001480525 003__ DE-B1597 001480525 005__ 20231026034751.0 001480525 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480525 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480525 008__ 210824t20172016mau\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480525 020__ $$a9780674973732 001480525 0247_ $$a10.4159/9780674973732$$2doi 001480525 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)479768 001480525 035__ $$a(OCoLC)984642868 001480525 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480525 0410_ $$aeng 001480525 044__ $$amau$$cUS-MA 001480525 050_4 $$aUA25$$b.L633 2016eb 001480525 072_7 $$aHIS027110$$2bisacsh 001480525 08204 $$a355.00973/09045$$223 001480525 1001_ $$aLinn, Brian McAllister, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 001480525 24510 $$aElvis's Army :$$bCold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield /$$cBrian McAllister Linn. 001480525 264_1 $$aCambridge, MA : $$bHarvard University Press, $$c[2017] 001480525 264_4 $$c©2016 001480525 300__ $$a1 online resource (392 p.) :$$b20 halftones 001480525 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480525 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480525 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480525 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480525 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tPrologue -- $$t1. The Army Was Coming Apart -- $$t2. The Catalyst of the Korean War -- $$t3. The Atomic Battlefield -- $$t4. The Tools of Modern War -- $$t5. Who's in the Army Now? -- $$t6. The Officer Corps's Generation Gap -- $$t7. Training for Nuclear War -- $$t8. Marketing the New, Improved Army -- $$t9. The Renovation of the American Soldier -- $$t10. Next Stop Is Vietnam? -- $$tEpilogue -- $$tAbbreviations -- $$tNotes -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tIndex 001480525 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480525 520__ $$aWhen the U.S. Army drafted Elvis Presley in 1958, it quickly set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI. Trading in his gold-trimmed jacket for standard-issue fatigues, Elvis became a model soldier in an army facing the unprecedented challenge of building a fighting force for the Atomic Age. In an era that threatened Soviet-American thermonuclear annihilation, the army declared it could limit atomic warfare to the battlefield. It not only adopted a radically new way of fighting but also revamped its equipment, organization, concepts, and training practices. From massive garrisons in Germany and Korea to nuclear tests to portable atomic weapons, the army reinvented itself. Its revolution in warfare required an equal revolution in personnel: the new army needed young officers and soldiers who were highly motivated, well trained, and technologically adept. Drafting Elvis demonstrated that even this icon of youth culture was not too cool to wear the army's uniform. The army of the 1950s was America's most racially and economically egalitarian institution, providing millions with education, technical skills, athletics, and other opportunities. With the cooperation of both the army and the media, military service became a common theme in television, music, and movies, and part of this generation's identity. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to transform itself for atomic warfare, revealing not only the army's vital role in creating Cold War America but also the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. 001480525 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480525 546__ $$aIn English. 001480525 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021) 001480525 650_0 $$aCold War. 001480525 650_0 $$aDraft$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States. 001480525 650_0 $$aSociology, Military$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 001480525 650_7 $$aHISTORY / Military / United States.$$2bisacsh 001480525 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001480525 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tHarvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016$$z9783110638585 001480525 852__ $$bebk 001480525 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674973732$$zOnline Access 001480525 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1480525$$pGLOBAL_SET 001480525 912__ $$a978-3-11-063858-5 Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016$$b2016 001480525 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001480525 980__ $$aBIB 001480525 980__ $$aEBOOK 001480525 982__ $$aEbook 001480525 983__ $$aOnline