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American Reckoning : The Vietnam War and Our National Identity by Christian G. Appy (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670025399
ISBN-139780670025398
eBay Product ID (ePID)201663238
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Reckoning : the Vietnam War and Our National Identity
Number of Pages398 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorChristian G. Appy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-038477
ReviewsPraise for PATRIOTS: THE VIETNAM WAR REMEMBERED FROM ALL SIDES "Christian Appy's Patriots should do for the Vietnam War what Studs Terkel's The Good War did for World War II: remove it from the realm of mythology and ground it in the vivid memories of people who lived and fought in it and against it, who ran it and suffered from it. This remarkable book is a genuine oral history of the Vietnam War, true to its title, from all sides of the conflict. Until now, no single book on the war has included so many different American perspectives and so varied a group of Vietnamese voices. That not only makes the book unique, it also means you can follow the war from its true beginnings . . . all the way to Patty and Earl Hopper Sr., still convinced that Vietnam holds American POWs. By bringing Vietnamese voices and experiences to the story of what is known in Vietnam as the American War, Appy challenges us in unexpected ways. No review can do justice to the riches in Patriots ." -- Chicago Tribune "Inspired . . . Patriots is a gem of a book. Appy gives his participants ample room to tell their stories, but his own contribution to the sucess of the volumje is considerable. [The] chapter introductions, which are crucial in lending cohesion to the overall enterprise, are authoritative and elegantly written." -- The Washington Post "Appy allows each of his chosen voices to offer an unvarnished recollection--painful, conflicted, occasionally beautiful--of an extraordinary time." -- The New York Times Book Review "Of all the works on the Vietnam War--fiction and nonfiction--this is the big one . . . the book that was waiting to be written." --Studs Terkel "As a Vietnam combat veteran who participated in most of the major historical battles of 1968, I'm understadably ambivalent about reading Vietnam books, fiction and nonfiction. Christian G. Appy's Patriots is a different and even-handed approach to a still controversial and divisive subject. The overall effect of listening to different voices on the same sore subject is eye-opening and revealing. Each voice sounds fresh, as if the storyteller had been waiting for decades--and most of them had--to tell their story, to relieve themselves of something that had been bothering them for a long time, or just to set the record straight in their own minds. At the end, I for one felt more than satisfied because I had reached a greater understanding of the event that changed my life and the life of the nation." --Nelson DeMille, author of The General's Daughter, Word of Honor, and Plum Island
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal959.704/310973
SynopsisHow did the Vietnam War change the way Americans think of themselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on the US's 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., "Few people understand the centrality of the Vietnam War to our situation as much as Christian Appy." --Ken Burns The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insights 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? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots , 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.
LC Classification NumberDS558
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- Apr 10, 2018
Not for me
Two tour Vietnam combat vet here. I picked up a strong anti-war bias early in the book, and tried to wade on with an open mind. When the author defended Jane Fonda I closed the book and tossed it in the trash.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
