Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. Maraniss weaves together three very different worlds of that time: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion...

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1. Verfasser:	Maraniss, David 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Simon & Schuster 2003
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1967 Buitenlandse politiek Protestbewegingen Vietnam-oorlog Außenpolitik Politik Vietnamkrieg Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States Protestbewegung USA United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969
Zusammenfassung:	Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. Maraniss weaves together three very different worlds of that time: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion and obfuscating behavior of officials in Washington. In the Long Nguyen Secret Zone of Vietnam, a renowned battalion of the First Infantry Division is marching into a devastating ambush that will leave sixty-one soldiers dead and an equal number wounded. On the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, students are staging an obstructive protest at the Commerce Building against recruiters for Dow Chemical Company, makers of napalm and Agent Orange, that ends in a bloody confrontation with Madison police. And in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson is dealing with pressures closing in on him from all sides and lamenting to his war council, "How are we ever going to win?" Based on thousands of primary documents and 180 on-the-record interviews, the story unfolds day by day, hour by hour, and at times minute by minute, with a rich cast of characters -- military officers, American and Viet Cong soldiers, chancellors, professors, students, police officers, businessmen, mime troupers, a president and his men, a future mayor and future vice president -- moving toward battles that forever shaped their lives and evoked cultural and political conflicts that reverberate still.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-557) and index
Beschreibung:	xvii, 572 p., [16] p. of plates ill., maps : 25 cm
ISBN:	0743217802