American Myth and the Legacy of VietnamAmerican Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam |
Contents
An Angry Dream The Cold War Southeast Asia and the American Mythic Landscape | 3 |
The Return of the Frontier Hero National Purpose and the Legend of the Green Berets | 41 |
The Antiwar Movement and the Frontier | 71 |
THE JOURNEY BACK | 97 |
Good Sons The Soldiers Antimyth | 99 |
The Hero Seeks a Way Out | 139 |
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