The Human Tradition in the Vietnam Era

The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have. The Human Tra

David L. Anderson is professor of history and chair of the Department of History and Political Science, and associate dean of arts and sciences at the University of Indianapolis.

Introduction

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David L. Anderson

I Americans Enter the Vietnam Quagmire

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Francis Cardinal Spellman and ``Spellman's War,''

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Wilson D. Miscamble

Ambassador William Cattell Trimble and Cambodia, 1959--1962

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Kenton Clymer

Walt Rostow: Cheerful Hawk

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Robert D. Schulzinger

``The Expert'': Bernard Fall and His Critique of America's Involvement in Vietnam

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Gary Hess

John McNay

II Americans Become Trapped in the Vietnam Quagmire

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In My Brother's Name: The Life and Death of Spec. 4 Bill Weber

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Elizabeth Webber

Seawillow Chambers: Soldier's Wife

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William J. Brinker

Nancy Randolph, Army Nurse: ``Ten Thousand Patients in Nine Months [and] All Downhill since Then,''

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William J. Brinker

Bill Henry Terry Jr., Killed in Action: An African American's Journey from Alabama to Vietnam and Back

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David L. Anderson

III Americans Struggle against the Vietnam Quagmire

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(78)

David Shoup: Four-Star Troublemaker

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Robert Buzzanco

Leigh Fought

Otto Feinstein, the McCarthy Campaign in Michigan, and Campus Activism during the Cold War

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Melvin Small

Daniel Ellsberg: The Man Who Uncovered the War

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John Prados

Peter Arnett: Reporting America's Wars from Saigon to Baghdad

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Clarence R. Wyatt

Index

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