Lembcke, Jerry

The spitting image : myth, memory, and the legacy of Vietnam / Jerry Lembcke ; consulting editor : Harvey J. Kaye - New York : New York University Press, 1998 - xi, 217 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index

Introduction : the spiting image--Yellow ribbons and spat-upon veterans : making soldiers the means and ends of war -- Dear Agnew : about soldiers, veterens and the anti-war movement - Nixon-Agnew counter-offensive :'good veterans' vs.'bad vet Spat-upon veterans : the evidence (or lack thereof) -- From Rambo : coming home stories -- From badness to madness : the labeling of Vietnam veterans -- Women, wetness, and warrior Myth, spit, and the flicks : coming home to Hollywood -- We Myth, spit, and flicks : coming home to Hollywood -- We remember

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Vietnamese Conflict, 1961- 1975--Veterans--United States
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961- 1975--Public opinion
Public opinion--United States