Failing our veterans : the G.I. Bill and the Vietnam generation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boulton, Mark, 1973- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Veterans > Education > United States > History. Veterans > Education > Law and legislation > United States > History. Teague, Olin E., > 1910-1981. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > History. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > Economic conditions. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > Social conditions. United States > Politics and government > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: "A chance for learning"
For the wounded and the worthy: veterans' benefits from the early Republic to the Vietnam Era
The clash of the Texans: the making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill
A peacetime bill for the warrior: shortchanging the Vietnam vets
Mr. President (have pity on the fighting man): Nixon's right turn for America, wrong result for the veterans
On the streets and in the schools: The veterans come home
Denouement: Ford's war on inflation and Teague's last stand
Conclusion: "A chance for learning" missed.