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Autore |
Hunt Andrew E. <1968-> |
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Titolo |
The turning : a history of Vietnam Veterans Against the War / / Andrew Hunt |
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New York, : New York University Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-7330-3 |
0-8147-4450-8 |
0-585-32228-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Protest movements - United States |
Veterans - United States - Political activity - History - 20th century |
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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 (p. 243-248) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Highest Form of Patriotism; 2 To Redeem the Promise Lost; 3 The War Itself Is a War Crime; 4 Prelude to an Incursion; 5 The Turning; 6 The Spirit of '71; 7 The Last Patrol; 8 Making Peace; 9 Reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States is perhaps best remembered for its young, counterculture student protesters. However, the Vietnam War was the first conflict in American history in which a substantial number of military personnel actively protested the war while it was in progress. In The Turning , Andrew Hunt reclaims the history of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), an organization that transformed the antiwar movement by placing Vietnam veterans in the forefront of the nationwide struggle to end the war. Misunderstood by both authorities and radicals alike, VVAW |
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