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Fighting in Vietnam : the experiences of the U.S. soldier
- Title
- Fighting in Vietnam : the experiences of the U.S. soldier / James Westheider.
- Author
- Westheider, James E., 1956-
- Publication
- Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DS558 .W47 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 217 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Vietnam War differed from previous American wars of the twentieth century. It was an undeclared and limited war that divided the country and was fought disproportionately by minorities and working-class whites, many of whom did not want to serve. This is the story of the men and women who participated in this generation-defining conflict overseas and stateside -- a war of search-and-destroy missions and combat with an ill-defined enemy, but also a war of drug use, fragging, and antiwar protests ... James Westheider captures the many dimensions of what it was like to fight in the Vietnam War"--Page 4 of cover.
- Series Statement
- Stackpole military history series
- Uniform Title
- Vietnam War
- Alternative Title
- Vietnam War
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Cold War and the origins of American involvement in Vietnam -- Recruitment, training, and assignment for the war in Vietnam -- Assignment Vietnam and life in the field -- Fighting in Vietnam -- Soldiers' issues in the Vietnam War and afterward.
- ISBN
- 9780811708319
- 0811708314
- LCCN
- 2010044894
- OCLC
- ocn681739061
- 681739061
- SCSB-14472345
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library