The Vietnam War: Its History, Literature and

This collection of essays drawn from a 1996 symposium examines the traumatic impact of the Vietnam War on American institutions, the country of Vietnam, American and Vietnamese women, and American literature and music.

PREFACE

vii

INTRODUCTORY POEMS

1

(20)

W. D. Ehrhart

"After the Shooting Stopped: The Vietnam War and American Society"

11

(10)

James Fallows

HISTORY

21

(52)

"History and Historiography of the Vietnam War"

21

(17)

George Herring

"The Arrogance of Victory: Unlearning the Lessons of the War in Vietnam"

38

(15)

William J. Duiker

"Contemporary Viet Nam and the Legacy of the U.S. War: Tradition, Transformation, and Challenges"

53

(20)

Ngo Thanh Nhan

WOMEN AND THE WAR

73

(42)

"Caregivers and Providers: American Women in the Vietnam War"

73

(18)

Sandra C. Taylor

"The Long-Haired Warriors: Women and Revolution in Vietnam"

91

(24)

Sandra C. Taylor

LITERATURE

115

(52)

Selected Poems and Prose

115

(22)

John Balaban

Excerpt from Busted

137

(16)

W. D. Ehrhart

"Situation Report: American Writing about the Vietnam War"

153

(14)

Philip Beidler

MUSIC

167

(26)

"`There Must Be Some Way Outta Here!': The Vietnam War in American Popular Music"

167

(26)

Ray Pratt

APPENDIX Writings for the Classroom

193

Philip Beidler

Ngo Thanh Nhan

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