American Reckoning by Christian B Appy

American Reckoning by Christian B Appy

The critically acclaimed author ofPatriotsoffers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In American Reckoning, Christian G. Appy-author of Patriots, the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War-examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy. Authoritative, insightful, and controversial, urgently speaking to our role in the world today, American Reckoning invites us to grapple honestly with the conflicting lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War.

Christian G. Appy is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is author of Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam and Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides.

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Title	American Reckoning
Author	Christian B Appy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2016-01-05
Number of pages	416
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