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

The original 1944 G.I. Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. In popular mythology, it stands as the capstone of the Greatest Generation narrative of World War II, a fitting reward for the nation's heroes. Given the almost universal acclaim afforded the bill, future generations...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boulton, Mark, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "A Chance for Learning"; 1. For the Wounded and the Worthy: Veterans' Benefits from the Early Republic to the Vietnam Era; 2. The Clash of the Texans: The Making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill; 3. A Peacetime Bill for the Warrior: Shortchanging the Vietnam Vets; 4. Mr. President (Have Pity on the Fighting Man): Nixon's Right Turn for America, Wrong Result for the Veterans; 5. On the Streets and in the Schools: The Veterans Come Home; 6. Denouement: Ford's War on Inflation and Teague's Last Stand; Conclusion: "A Chance for Learning" Missed; Notes. 
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