Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam WarFewer Americans were captured or missing during the Vietnam War than in any major military conflict in U.S. history to that time. Yet despite their small numbers, American POWs inspired an outpouring of concern that slowly eroded support for the war. Mich |
Contents
INTRODUCATION The Politics of Loss | 1 |
The Construction of Loss | 13 |
The Limits of Homecoming | 63 |
A Short History of Oblivion | 101 |
The Persistence of the Past | 137 |
Life after Death | 179 |
Resurrection and Retribution | 215 |
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Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam War Michael J. Allen Limited preview - 2009 |
Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam War Michael J. Allen No preview available - 2012 |
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