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The Mythology of World War II with Elizabeth Samet

The Strategy Bridge

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The Myth of the United States

The war transformed us, transformed our role on the world stage. It confirmed for many the idea of American exceptionalism. And because subsequent wars that we engaged in did not yield that definitive victory, we seem to be always nostalgically searching for an idea of goodness and a kind of lost greatness.

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