Late thoughts on an old war : the legacy of Vietnam /

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"Philip D. Beidler, who served as an armored cavalry platoon leader in Vietnam, sees less and less of the hard-won perspective of the common soldier in what America has made of that war. Each passing year, he says, dulls our sense of immediacy about Vietnam's costs, opening wider the tempt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beidler, Philip D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Motion pictures and the war.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Literature and the war.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Music and the war.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Cinéma et guerre.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Music and war
War and literature
War and motion pictures
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • After Apocalypse Now
  • The language of the Nam
  • Solatium
  • Just like in the movies
  • How I flunked race in Vietnam
  • Late thoughts on Platoon
  • The music of the Nam
  • Viet pulp
  • Sorry, Mr. McNamara
  • Calley's ghost
  • Wanting to be John Balaban
  • The years.

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