| Description |
393 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. I Tinder: the myths we take to war 1. God's country and American know-how -- pt. II Fire: decisions that made the war 2. The chain to vietnam -- 3. The invention of South Vietnam -- 4. War by the numbers -- 5. The politics of ego -- pt. III Backfire: bureaucracy at war 6. Enabling ingnorance -- 7. The warriors -- 8. The American lullaby |
| Summary |
Discusses what led us into Vietnam, how it has changed our culture today and how it may change our culture in the future |
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This is the only book to examine the myths of the American culture that led us into the Vietnam quagmire in the first place. It exposes our national myths: the conviction of our moral supremacy, our assumptions that Americans are more idealistic than other people, and our faith in a technology that supposedly makes us invincible. It also discusses how Vietnam has changed American culture today, and in the future. -- Publisher description |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139945
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| LC no. |
84022655 |
| ISBN |
068804185X |
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