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Author: Harry Spiller Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786487836 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 378
Book Description
A Marine Corps recruiter returns to his old stamping grounds to speak with some of the men he enlisted, their families, and the families of others who were killed in action. Some remember their experience with a sense of patriotism; others are bitter and feel forgotten by their country. The 17 accounts are a reminder of the horrors of war, and the lasting effects of its aftermath.
Author: Harry Spiller Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786487836 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 378
Book Description
A Marine Corps recruiter returns to his old stamping grounds to speak with some of the men he enlisted, their families, and the families of others who were killed in action. Some remember their experience with a sense of patriotism; others are bitter and feel forgotten by their country. The 17 accounts are a reminder of the horrors of war, and the lasting effects of its aftermath.
Author: Keith Beattie Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814786103 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. The media and other commentators represented the impact of the war through a variety of rhetorical devices, most notably the emotionally charged metaphor of "the wound that will not heal." References in various contexts to veterans' attempts to find a "voice," and to bring the war "home" were also common. Gradually, an assured and resilient American self-image and powerful impressions of cultural collectivity transformed the Vietnam war into a device for maintaining national unity. Today, the war is portrayed as a healed wound, the once "silenced" veteran has found a voice, and the American home has accommodated the effects of Vietnam. The scar has healed, binding Americans into a union that denies the divisions, diversities, and differences exposed by the war. In this way, America is now "over" Vietnam. In The Scar That Binds, Keith Beattie examines the central metaphors of the Vietnam war and their manifestations in American culture and life. Blending history and cultural criticism in a lucid style, this provocative book discusses an ideology of unity that has emerged through widespread rhetorical and cultural references to the war. A critique of this ideology reveals three dominant themes structured in a range of texts: the "wound," "the voice" of the Vietnam veteran, and "home." The analysis of each theme draws on a range of sources, including film, memoir, poetry, written and oral history, journalism, and political speeches. In contrast to studies concerned with representations of the war as a combat experience, The Scar That Binds opens and examines an unexplored critical space through a focus on the effects of the Vietnam War on American culture. The result is a highly original and compelling interpretation of the development of an ideology of unity in our culture.
Author: Sabrina Thomas Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1496229355 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
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Scars of War examines the decisions of U.S. policymakers denying the Amerasians of Vietnam—the biracial sons and daughters of American fathers and Vietnamese mothers born during the Vietnam War—American citizenship. Focusing on the implications of the 1982 Amerasian Immigration Act and the 1987 Amerasian Homecoming Act, Sabrina Thomas investigates why policymakers deemed a population unfit for American citizenship, despite the fact that they had American fathers. Thomas argues that the exclusion of citizenship was a component of bigger issues confronting the Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations: international relationships in a Cold War era, America’s defeat in the Vietnam War, and a history in the United States of racially restrictive immigration and citizenship policies against mixed-race persons and people of Asian descent. Now more politically relevant than ever, Scars of War explores ideas of race, nation, and gender in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Thomas exposes the contradictory approach of policymakers unable to reconcile Amerasian biracialism with the U.S. Code. As they created an inclusionary discourse deeming Amerasians worthy of American action, guidance, and humanitarian aid, federal policymakers simultaneously initiated exclusionary policies that designated these people unfit for American citizenship.
Author: Eugene Red McDaniel Publisher: ISBN: 9781936488476 Category : Christian biography Languages : en Pages : 0
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The word 'hero' is used far too often. So is the word 'courage.' In the case of Capt. Eugene McDaniel and his hellish experience during the Vietnam War, neither word accurately describes his struggle in enduring the horrors of being one of the most brutalized Prisoner of War (POW). When his plane was shot down over the skies of Vietnam, McDaniel would be captured and spend six agonizing years as a POW in Hanoi Hilton. His captors used barbaric and sadistic torture techniques on him, but McDaniel remained a source of hope and strength for his fellow POWs by clinging to his faith in even the darkest of hours. In this 35th anniversary edition of "Scars and Stripes," a whole new generation of Americans will come to understand the power of prayer, belief, and devotion to God had in sustaining McDaniel during his six years as a POW in Vietnam.
Author: James Adams (Zine author) Publisher: ISBN: Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Languages : en Pages : 14
Book Description
A zine featuring a personal essay on the Vietnam conflict; also contains reproductions of Vietnam photographs and a list of Vietnam-related magazine articles.
Author: Brenda Phillips Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781483978703 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
As a wife of a Vietnam veteran, I lived and fought through the dark side of a man's war memories. Silent Scars is a story about scars you cannot see. My scars of war are in my heart and his are in his mind. By telling my story, I want to help others avoid the wounds I live with every day. I hope and pray that I can make a difference in other people's lives through the lessons I have learned. As you will see in my memoirs, many family members also struggle with the after-effects of war because freedom is never free. In essence, my story is an acknowledgement and thank you for all the times they didn't understand or know what to do. To learn more about this book, visit my website at http: //www.silentscars.com.
Author: Mason Roth Publisher: ISBN: 9781702916592 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 188
Book Description
Join the heralding journey of Harold, an Army Combat Medic, who risked his life and emotional well-being, to save others-even those who were trying to kill him. While the soldiers saw the bullets, he saw the blood afterward. Harold had a dream to help other people. He worked hard for his dream every single day. But in the end, he learns more about himself. After his time in Vietnam, the world will never be the same again. Harold experiences this firsthand, as he tries to transition back into a world that is totally different than where he left it. Perhaps, Harold has learned that he has changed as well. You will read the firsthand experience of a brave army combat medic, who risked his life constantly to save others-even those who may have been trying to kill him. While Numb from Battle Scars may showcase how treacherous a war can be, and the negative effects it has on somebody, it also portrays the bravery that comes with overcoming some of the largest obstacles in a person's way. Also check out other historical fiction titles like "Korman's Prayer".
Author: Jonathan Shay Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439124922 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In this moving, dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A classic of war literature that has as much relevance as ever in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is a “transcendent literary adventure” (The New York Times) and “clearly one of the most original and most important scholarly works to have emerged from the Vietnam War” (Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried).
Author: Harry Spiller
Author: Harry Spiller
Author: Keith Beattie
Author: Eugene B. McDaniel
Author: Sabrina Thomas
Author: Eugene B. McDaniel
Author: Eugene Red McDaniel
Author: James Adams (Zine author)
Author: Brenda Phillips
Author: Mason Roth
Author: Jonathan Shay