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John Helle-Nielsen; W.J. Scott
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
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War is hell, and the return to civilian life afterwards can be a
minefield as well, especially for veterans of a "bad war." Soldiers
coming home from Vietnam faced unique challenges as veterans of a
controversial war whose divisiveness permeated every step of the
re-entry and readjustment process. In his balanced and highly
readable account, "Vietnam Veterans since the War," sociologist
Wilbur J. Scott tells the story of how the veterans and their
allies organized to articulate their concerns and to win
concessions from a reluctant Congress, federal agencies, and
courts.
Scott draws on published records, hours of personal interviews
with veterans, and his experience as an infantry platoon leader in
Vietnam to explore the major social movements among his fellow
veterans in the crucial years from 1967 to 1990, including the
antiwar movement, the successful effort to win recognition of
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by the American Psychiatric
Association, the establishment of veterans' outreach centers, the
controversy over the defoliant Agent Orange and its long-term
effects, and the struggle to create the National Vietnam Veterans
Memorial in Washington, D.C. His new afterword brings the story up
to date and demonstrates that while the United States' involvement
in Vietnam continues to be controversial, many of the tensions
engendered by the war have been overcome.
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