Forever Vietnam : how a divisive war changed American public memory / David Kieran.

Kieran, David, 1978- author.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2014]
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Part of the series Culture, politics, and the Cold War;Culture, politics, and the cold war.
Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Introduction: I know what it’s like — How far is Andersonville from Vietnam? : Vietnam revisionism and Andersonville National Historic Site — We veterans of mass murder and stupidity : older veterans’ PTSD and the narration of combat in post-Vietnam memoirs of the Second World War — We see a lot of parallels between the men at the Alamo and ourselves : recovering from Vietnam at the Alamo — We should have said no : Vietnam’s legacy, remembrance of Somalia, and debates over humanitarian intervention in the 1990s — It’s almost like the Vietnam wall : the legacy of Vietnam and remembrance of Flight 93 — The lessons of history : Vietnam’s legacy during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — Afterword: the task of telling your story continues .

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Requested by Delegard, K.

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