Vietnam Shadows
| Author | : Arnold R. Isaacs |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2000-04-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801863449 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801863448 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (448 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Vietnam Shadows by : Arnold R. Isaacs
Download or read book Vietnam Shadows written by Arnold R. Isaacs and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000-04-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaacs talks to the veterans unable to forget the war no one wanted to talk about. He explores the class divisions deepened by a conflict in which the privileged avoided service that an earlier generation had embraced as a duty. And he shows how the "Vietnam Syndrome" continues to affect nearly every major U.S. foreign policy decision, from the Persion Gulf to Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti.