{"product_id":"the-human-tradition-in-the-vietnam-era-9780842027625","title":"The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy presenting a diverse group of Americans who were part of the Vietnam era, this text puts a human face on the tensions and travails of the nation. It offers insight into how individuals looked at and lived through one of the most controversial conflicts in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Anderson has compiled a superb collection of a dozen biographies of individuals who supported, opposed, or were affected by the Vietnam War. Lucidly written, The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era is an excellent choice for classes on that long conflict during those tumultuous years. -- Terry Anderson, Texas A\u0026amp; M University, author of The Movement and The Sixties\u003cbr\u003eThese fascinating biographies reveal in compelling fashion the way in which individuals influenced and were influenced by the Vietnam War. -- George C. Herring, University of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful addition to the literature on the Vietnam-American war, allowing readers to approach the subject through the medium of an impressively varied set of short biographies. The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era transforms policy and practice from the abstract to the intimate and personal. Through the accounts of those who shaped policy, who resisted it, and who suffered from it, the reader gains an increased understanding of a war that continues to absorb and trouble the nation. -- Marilyn B. Young, author of The Vietnam Wars, 1945–1990\u003cbr\u003eThe Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era goes beyond most Vietnam books to provide a cross-section of opinions and experiences documenting the lasting effects of the war. * The Bookwatch *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 I. Americans Enter the Vietnam Quagmire Chapter 3 Francis Cardinal Spellman and 'Spellman's War' Chapter 4 Ambassador William Cattell Trimble and Cambodia, 1959-1962 Chapter 5 Walt Rostow, Cheerful Hawk Chapter 6 'The Expert': Bernard Fall and His Critique of America's Involvement in Vietnam Part 7 II. Americans Become Trapped in the Vietnam Quagmire Chapter 8 In My Brother's Name: The Life and Death of Spec. 4 Bill Weber Chapter 9 Seawillow Chambers: Soldier's Wife Chapter 10 Nancy Randolph, Army Nurse: 'Ten Thousand Patients in Nine Months [and] All Downhill since Then' Chapter 11 Bill Henry Terry Jr., Killed in Action: An African American's Journey from Alabama to Vietnam and Back Part 12 III. Americans Struggle Against the Vietnam Quagmire Chapter 13 David Shoup: Four-Star Troublemaker Chapter 14 Otto Feinstein, the McCarthy Campaign in Michigan, and Campus Activism during the Cold War Chapter 15 Daniel Ellsberg: The Man Who Uncovered the War Chapter 16 Peter Arnett: Reporting America's Wars from Saigon to Baghdad Chapter 17 Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528174248279,"sku":"9780842027625","price":93.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780842027625.jpg?v=1731870669","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-human-tradition-in-the-vietnam-era-9780842027625","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}