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"War stories" : false atrocity tales, swift boaters, and winter soldiers--what really happened in Vietnam /
War stories are mostly innocent fables and understood as such by both the teller and the hearer. However, they have long been used for political and national purposes, and those about the war in Vietnam were no exception, as painfully evidenced in the 2004 presidential campaign. John Kerry campaigne...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books, Inc.,
©2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | War stories are mostly innocent fables and understood as such by both the teller and the hearer. However, they have long been used for political and national purposes, and those about the war in Vietnam were no exception, as painfully evidenced in the 2004 presidential campaign. John Kerry campaigned as a war hero. His opponents cast him as a liar and a traitor and their 'war story' prevailed. ""War Stories"" delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough revie. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 305 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781597976374 1597976377 |