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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
Audiobook14 hours

American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity

Written by Christian G. Appy

Narrated by Sean Runnette

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How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy now examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy.


Drawing on a vast variety of sources-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. Authoritative, insightful, sometimes surprising, and controversial, American Reckoning is a fascinating mix of political and cultural reporting that offers a completely fresh account of the meaning of the Vietnam War.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 17, 2015
ISBN9781494579517
American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
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Christian G. Appy

Christian G. Appy is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is author of Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides.

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    Very strong material on Vietnam, its legacy and meaning .