Veteran Narratives and the Collective Memory of the Vietnam War

ISBN-13: 9780821422229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 200 str.

John A. Wood

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Wood s fascinating study of Vietnam veterans memoirs explores common themes and representations accurate and inaccurate of soldiers wartime experiences and how these narratives helped shape Americans collective memory of the war. This groundbreaking volume provides a unique perspective on America s most divisive military conflict since the Civil War. Kenneth L. Kusmer, author of "Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History"