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Bloods : black veterans of the Vietnam War : an oral history / [edited by] Wallace Terry.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.
- African Americans.
- African American soldiers--Biography.
- African American soldiers.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, 2006.
- Summary:
- "Simply the most powerful and moving book that has emerged on this topic." UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONALThe national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, BLOODS features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, BLOODS is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective.Cited by THE NEW YORK TIMES as One of the Notable Books of the Year"Superb."TIME
- Notes:
- "Presidio war classic, Vietnam."
- ISBN:
- 0345311973
- 9780345311979
- OCLC:
- 82223241
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