Reviews for The political economy of the welfare state

The average rating for The political economy of the welfare state based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-21 00:00:00 Jack Vaughan In 'The Deadly Brotherhood' the author gives the reader a view of the everyday life of the American soldier during WWII. It covers both the European and Pacific theaters of war. What was it like being in a foxhole under fire? What was it like to get wounded, or see your comrade getting killed or wounded? How did they eat, sleep, make jokes? What about their leaders? Were they any good and how did they see them? What if nature called, or if you were caught in the open answering this call and incoming artillery came in? Using a great number of interviews with veterans, the reader gets an idea of what these men had to endure. What dangers they had to dodge each and every day. What their equipment and weapons were. What they thought of the German soldiers, or the civilians. What did they think of the Japanse. Did they hate them? And if so, why? Obviously the climate in the Pacific differed quite a lot from that in Italy of France. How did they cope with this all. John C. McManus, in my opinion, succeeds in bringing across these facets of war. Many of these things are neglected in the big strategic picture of the war, but it was the GI's and Marines that had to do the dangerous job of closing in on the enemy. This books shows the dirty side of war. Highly recommended!

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-22 00:00:00 Martin Pope Scary