American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity /
How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscienc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Viking,
2015.
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| Summary: | How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 396 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-384) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670025398 0670025399 (hbk.) |