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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity

By Christian G. Appy

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
2016
ISBN
0143128345, 9780143128342
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
609 kB (623446 bytes)
Edition
Paperback
Pages
416\0
Topic
History
Time added
2019-06-11 20:29:59

Description

The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam’s place in America’s self-image   How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? InAmerican Reckoning, Christian G. Appy—author ofPatriots, the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War—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. Authoritative, insightful, and controversial, urgently speaking to our role in the world today,American Reckoninginvites us to grapple honestly with the conflicting lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War.

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