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We gotta get out of this place : the soundtrack of the Vietnam War /

"For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.' For a 'tunnel rat' who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's �...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Bradley, Doug, 1947- (Author), Werner, Craig Hansen, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2015]
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Vietnam veterans' national anthem
  • "Goodbye my sweetheart, hello Vietnam" : the soundscape takes shape
  • "Bad moon rising" : the soundtracks of LBJ's war
  • "I-feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die" : protest, pot, black power, and the (psychedelic) sound of Nixon's war
  • "Chain of fools" : radios, guitars, eight tracks (and silence in the field)
  • "What's going on" : music and the long road home.