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{{Short description|2004 non-fiction book by James "Jim" Webb}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
| image = Born Fighting.jpg
| author = [[Jim Webb|James Webb]]
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''''Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America''''' is a book by American politician and author [[Jim Webb|James "Jim" Webb]]. It describes the history of the [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] ethnic group, summarising their Scottish roots and time in [[Ulster]] and the [[Plantation of Ulster]] before entering a more elaborate narrative of their time in the [[United States|United States of America]]. Webb describes what he considers to be their inherent characteristics, such as their senses of militarism, independence and staunch opposition to adversaries. He notes their roles in the creation of [[country music]] and the [[Bible Belt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Webb|first=James|title=Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America|publisher=Broadway Books|year=2004|isbn=0-7679-1688-3|location=New York, USA}}</ref>
Webb notes how the Scots-Irish played significant roles in American conflicts, particularly the [[American Civil War]], largely as Confederates, and the [[Vietnam War]]. Webb describes what he feels has been the "Nazification" of the Confederate cause, emphasising that only five percent of Southerners were slave owners and detailing the economic crippling of the South by the Northern-based government, both before and after the conflict. Webb also describes the vilification of soldiers in the Vietnam War at the hands of a liberal, anti-war public.<ref name=":0" />
The book was generally praised. Writing for the Ashbrook Center, [[Mackubin Thomas Owens]] of the [[Naval War College]] praised the book as a "''tour de force''", agreeing with Webb that American politicians need to take more notice of the Scots-Irish.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ashbrook.org/publications/oped-owens-04-webb/ |title= Review of James
''Born Fighting'' was the basis for a two-part Smithsonian Channel program on the Scots-Irish influence in America.<ref>{{Cite
▲''Born Fighting'' was the basis for a two-part Smithsonian Channel program on the Scots-Irish influence in America.<ref>{{Cite web|last="The Reliable Source"|first=|date=2011-04-10|title=Sen. Jim Webb, end of Senate career in sight, stars in new Scots-Irish documentary, “Born Fighting.”|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/sen-jim-webb-end-of-senate-career-in-sight-stars-in-new-scots-irish-documentary-born-fighting/2011/04/10/AF5MRrFD_blog.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Washington Post|language=en-US}}</ref>
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