| American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity Contributor(s): Appy, Christian G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143128345 ISBN-13: 9780143128342 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| Lexile Measure: 1220 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.50 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In American Reckoning, Christian G. Appy--author of Patriots, the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War--examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy. Authoritative, insightful, and controversial, urgently speaking to our role in the world today, American Reckoning invites us to grapple honestly with the conflicting lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War. |