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02329aim a22003373i 4500 001 050804568BE611E8B24E8D0097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180720010525 007 sd fungnnmmneu 008 170103s2017 xx nnnng z n eng d 020 $a 9781538414187 020 $a 153841418X 028 02 $a ZPc7oh $b Blackstone Audiobooks 040 $a BLACP $b eng $e rda $c BLACP $d OCLCO $d BTCTA $d SILO 072 7 $a HIS $x 027070 $2 bisacsh 072 7 $a HIS $x 027120 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Wright, James. 245 10 $a Enduring Vietnam : $b An American Generation and Its War $h [sound recording]. 250 $a Unabridged 264 1 $a [Place of publication not identified] : $b Blackstone Audio, $c [2017] 300 $a 12 audio discs (15 hr., 30 min.) : $b CD audio, digital ; $c 4 3/4 in. 306 $a 153000 500 $a Compact discs. 520 $a The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the mistakes, but it brings those who served out of the shadows.Enduring Vietnam recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return. By 1969 nearly half of the junior enlisted men who died in Vietnam were draftees. Their median age was twenty-one--among the non-draftees it was only twenty. The book describes the "baby boomers" growing up in the 1950s, why they went into the military, what they thought of the war, and what it was like to serve in "Nam"--and to come home. With a rich narrative of the Battle for "Hamburger Hill," and through substantial interviews with those who served, the book depicts the cruelty of this war and its quiet acts of courage.James Wright's Enduring Vietnam provides an important dimension to the profile of an American generation--and a rich account of an American War. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Veterans. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 945 $a cdab 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720045722.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=050804568BE611E8B24E8D0097128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search