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Chargement... Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (édition 1993)par Christian G. Appy
Information sur l'oeuvreWorking-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam par Christian G. Appy
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Appy dives into the societal factors that were at play during the Vietnam War and the draft. Nearly 80% of the 2.5 million men enlisted in Vietnam, came from the working class. Working-Class War addressed the paradox between the opposition of the war from the working class with the need to draft to support their families, as well as the wealthy supporting the war while not fighting themselves. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
No one can understand the complete tragedy of the American experience in Vietnam without reading this book. Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America.--Senator George McGovern "Reminds us of the disturbing truth that some 80 percent of the 2.5 million enlisted men who served in Vietnam--out of 27 million men who reached draft age during the war--came from working-class and impoverished backgrounds. . . . Deals especially well with the apparent paradox that the working-class soldiers' families back home mainly opposed the antiwar movement, and for that matter so with few exceptions did the soldiers themselves.--New York Times Book Review "[Appy's] treatment of the subject makes it clear to his readers--almost as clear as it became for the soldiers in Vietnam--that class remains the tragic dividing wall between Americans.--Boston Globe Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)959.704History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949-Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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