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Veteran narratives and the collective memory of the Vietnam War /

"In the decades since the Vietnam War, veteran memoirs have influenced Americans' understanding of the conflict. Yet few historians or literary scholars have scrutinized how the genre has shaped the nation's collective memory of the war and its aftermath. Instead, veterans' accou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, John A., 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, [2016]
Colección:War and society in North America (Athens, Ohio)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: They Were There
  • Who Were the Vietnam Veteran Memoirists?
  • Combat Conditions and the Vietnamese People
  • Race and Racism
  • Men, Women, and Vietnam
  • The Return Home and Life After Vietnam
  • The Political Content of Veteran Narratives
  • Those Who Came Before and After
  • Conclusion: The Vietnam Memoir Legacy.