Generation X and the military: A comparison of attitudes and values between West Point cadets and college students

Journal of Political and Military Sociology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 92-119

  Franke, Volker C ^a  

^a WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

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