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035			_a(OCoLC)984149362
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100			_aWright, James Edward, _d1939- _eauthor. _933308
245	1	0	_aEnduring Vietnam : _ban American generation and its war / _cby James Wright.
250			_aLarge print edition.
260			_aWaterville, Maine _bThorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning _c2017.
300			_a825 pages (large print) : _bmaps ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aThorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 779-821)..
505	0		_aIntroduction: A generation goes to war -- Memorial days -- Dong Ap Bia: Becoming Hamburger Hill -- Passing the torch to a new generation -- Receiving the torch -- Not their father's way of war -- The Vietnam War in America -- The American war in Vietnam -- Getting out of this place -- Duck and cover -- Enduring Vietnam: A story that has no end.
520			_aThe Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the mistakes, but it brings those who served out of the shadows. Enduring Vietnam recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return. By 1969 nearly half of the junior enlisted men who died in Vietnam were draftees. And their median age was 21; among the non-draftees it was only 20. Wright describes the Baby Boomers growing up in the 1950s, why they went into the military, what they thought of the war, and what it was like to serve in "Nam." And to come home. With a narrative of the Battle for "Hamburger Hill," and through substantial interviews with those who served, the book depicts the cruelty of this war, and its quiet acts of courage.
611		0	_aVietnam War (1961-1975) _2fast _924984
650		0	_aVietnam War, 1961-1975 _zUnited States. _930874
650		0	_aVietnam War, 1961-1975 _xInfluence. _933309
650		0	_aVietnam War, 1961-1975 _vPersonal narratives. _933310
650		0	_aHamburger Hill, Battle of, Vietnam, 1969. _933311
650		0	_aBaby boom generation. _933312
650		0	_aInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.) _2fast _923775
655		0	_93726 _aLarge type books.
830		0	_aThorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
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