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Working-Class War
American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam
Taschenbuch von Christian G Appy
Sprache: Englisch

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No one can understand the complete tragedy of the American experience in Vietnam without reading this book. Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America.--Senator George McGovern

"Reminds us of the disturbing truth that some 80 percent of the 2.5 million enlisted men who served in Vietnam--out of 27 million men who reached draft age during the war--came from working-class and impoverished backgrounds. . . . Deals especially well with the apparent paradox that the working-class soldiers' families back home mainly opposed the antiwar movement, and for that matter so with few exceptions did the soldiers themselves.--New York Times Book Review

"[Appy's] treatment of the subject makes it clear to his readers--almost as clear as it became for the soldiers in Vietnam--that class remains the tragic dividing wall between Americans.--Boston Globe
No one can understand the complete tragedy of the American experience in Vietnam without reading this book. Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America.--Senator George McGovern

"Reminds us of the disturbing truth that some 80 percent of the 2.5 million enlisted men who served in Vietnam--out of 27 million men who reached draft age during the war--came from working-class and impoverished backgrounds. . . . Deals especially well with the apparent paradox that the working-class soldiers' families back home mainly opposed the antiwar movement, and for that matter so with few exceptions did the soldiers themselves.--New York Times Book Review

"[Appy's] treatment of the subject makes it clear to his readers--almost as clear as it became for the soldiers in Vietnam--that class remains the tragic dividing wall between Americans.--Boston Globe
Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780807843918
ISBN-10: 0807843911
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Appy, Christian G
Hersteller: University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Christian G Appy
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.1993
Gewicht: 0,642 kg
Artikel-ID: 108262290
Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780807843918
ISBN-10: 0807843911
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Appy, Christian G
Hersteller: University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Christian G Appy
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.1993
Gewicht: 0,642 kg
Artikel-ID: 108262290
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