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Autore |
Allen Michael J (Michael Joe), <1974-> |
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Titolo |
Until the last man comes home [[electronic resource] ] : POWs, MIAs, and the unending Vietnam War / / Michael J. Allen |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2009 |
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1-4696-0539-2 |
0-8078-9531-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese |
Prisoners of war - United States |
Political activists - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Missing in action - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Political aspects |
Electronic books. |
United States Relations Vietnam |
Vietnam Relations United States |
United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
United States Politics and government 1989- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The politics of loss -- Go public : the construction of loss -- For us the war still goes on : the limits of homecoming -- As it has in the past : a short history of oblivion -- Fullest possible accounting : the persistence of the past -- The wilderness years : life after death -- Highest national priority : resurrection and retribution -- Not to close the door, but to open it : the ambiguity of recovery -- Conclusion: This thing has consumed American politics for years. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Fewer Americans were captured or missing during the Vietnam War than in any previous major military conflict in U.S. history. Yet despite their small numbers, American POWs inspired an outpouring of concern that slowly eroded support for the war. Michael J. Allen reveals how |
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