Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Reconsidering Military Heroism in American History 1
4. 1. The End of Military Heroism? The American Legion and “Service” between the Wars 21
5. 2. GI Joe Nisei: The Invention of World War II’s Iconic Japanese American Soldier 37
6. 3. Instrument of Subjugation or Avenue for Liberation? Black Military Heroism from World War II to the Vietnam War 57
7. 4. “Warriors in Uniform”: Race, Masculinity, and Martial Valor among Native American Veterans from the Great War to Vietnam and Beyond 79
8. 5. My Lai: The Crisis of American Military Heroism in the Vietnam War 97
9. 6. Leonard Matlovich: From Military Hero to Gay Rights Poster Boy 113
10. 7. Displaying Heroism: Media Images of the Weary Soldier in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War 129
11. 8. “From Louboutins to Combat Boots”? The Negotiation of a Twenty-First-Century Female Warrior Image in American Popular Culture and Literature 143
12. 9. From Warrior to Soldier? Lakota Veterans on Military Valor 165
13. 10. Virtual Warfare: Video Games, Drones, and the Reimagination of Heroic Masculinity 183
14. Acknowledgments 203
15. Notes on Contributors 205
16. Index 209