Vietnam Voices: Perspectives on the War Years, 1941-1975John Clark Pratt Arranged chronologically and in counterpoint, this unique book samples all conceivable forms of oral and written documentation to illuminate the United States' involvement in its longest and most divisive war. The attitudes and experiences of foot soldiers and generals, hawks and doves, politicians and protesters, writers, spies, and pilots are graphically revealed in news releases, excerpts from fiction, poems, graffiti, speeches, intelligence reports, personal diaries, songs, official memos, and more. All viewpoints are included: American, French, British, Cambodian, Thai, Lao, and South and North Vietnamese. John Clark Pratt--teacher, writer, and veteran of the Southeast Asian conflict--has compiled this book so that any reader can comprehend the Vietnam War and perhaps for the first time move from prejudice and confusion to acceptance and understanding. |
Contents
May 1955November 1963 | 63 |
December 1963January 1968 | 153 |
January 1968May 1970 | 325 |
May 1970January 1973 | 441 |
January 1973April 1975 | 549 |
Reflections on the War Years | 639 |
Notes | 671 |
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