Uncertain Warriors

David Fitzgerald is Lecturer in International Relations at University College Cork. His first book, Learning to Forget: US Army Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq (2013), was a finalist for the Society of Military History's Edward M. Coffman prize.

• Introduction – Warriors at the End of History; 1. The Post-Vietnam Recovery, Operation Desert Storm, and the Veneration of the Volunteer Soldier; 2. Gender, Sexuality, and the Profession of Arms: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Women in Combat and the 'Band of Brothers'; 3. Warriors Who Don't Fight: The Dilemmas of Peacekeeping Operations; 4. Downsizing, Recruiting and the Debates over Military Service; 5. Technological Transformation and the American Soldier; 6. The Warrior Ethos; Epilogue.

'What's an Army without an enemy? David Fitzgerald skilfully probes the predicament of the US military after the collapse of its Soviet nemesis and before an elusive new enemy-'terror'-took its place. Deeply researched and briskly paced, Uncertain Warriors uncovers a fraught decade of armed intervention overseas and culture war skirmishes at home. Essential reading for anyone looking to better understand the contradictions of contemporary America.' Susan Carruthers, author of Dear John: Love and Loyalty in America