SUMMATION OF A "POPULAR" WAR
Author V. I. Brown wrote this memoir from authority. He grew up
with the war, participated as a member of the military and then
observed its aftermath. He provides a penetrating, chronological
examination of the war's policies, politics, judicial decisions,
public opinion and reflection in the popular culture. As he
examines such complex topics as anti-war sentiment, dissent within
the military and the galvanizing of the clergy against the war,
Brown offers an in-depth glimpse into the turmoil and emotions
spawned by the war that gripped the nation for over a decade.
Herein one will find a more complete chronological examination
of the Vietnam Conflict than has previously been available. All of
the factors which compelled the U. S. to intervene in a foreign
civil war are spelled out in vivid detail from the war's inception
to its termination. Also examined is the climate within the
national and international communities which led up to the
conflict. This book details how the war was an exercise in
deception, in futility, in the power of ego and also a lesson in
how the U.S. contradicted its own ideals. Further, the author
affirms what others including CBS News and "The New York Times"
contended during and after the conflict: that the government almost
continually promulgated deceptive information in order to justify
continued pursuit of the war. In the end the reader will comprehend
that it was all for nothing, and indeed that the former enemy
earned what a U. S. President wanted for Vietnam.
Herein one will further observe the war's impact on the lives of
the many "players" in the "comedie," both major and minor, who were
elevated to the stage of one of the great events of history. The
degree to which the war reverberates in U. S. society is also
examined in detail. As of this writing, the war is still in the
national consciousness.
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