Soldiers on the Home Front: The Domestic Role of the American Military
- ISBN-10
- 0674495411
- ISBN-13
- 9780674495418
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-04
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- William C. Banks
Description
When crisis requires U.S troops to deploy on American soil, the nation depends on a rich body of law to establish lines of authority, guard civil liberties, and protect democratic institutions. William Banks and Stephen Dycus analyze the military’s domestic role as it is shaped by law, and ask what we must learn and do before the next crisis.
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