Bibliograph

American reckoning, the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy

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American reckoning, the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-384) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American reckoning

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881888124

Responsibility statement

Christian G. Appy

Sub title

the Vietnam War and our national identity

Summary

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy

Table Of Contents

Part I. Why are we in Vietnam? -- Saving Vietnam -- Aggression -- Paper tigers -- Vietnam, inc -- Part II. America at war -- Our boys -- The American way of war -- The war at home -- Part III. What have we become? -- Victim nation -- "The pride is back" -- No more Vietnams -- Who we are

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