Vietnam Veterans Since The War

Author : Wilbur J. Scott
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0806135972

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Vietnam Veterans Since the War by Wilbur J. Scott Pdf

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.

Author : Charles R. Figley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138451940

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Strangers at Home by Charles R. Figley Pdf

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jacqueline Murray Loring
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476636634

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Vietnam Veterans Unbroken by Jacqueline Murray Loring Pdf

For 50 years, civilians have avoided hearing about the controversial experiences of Vietnam veterans, many of whom suffer through post-traumatic stress alone. Through interviews conducted with 17 soldiers, this book shares the stories of those who have been silenced. These men and women tell us about life before and after the war. They candidly share stories of 40-plus years lived on the "edge of the knife" and many wonder what their lives would be like if they had come home to praise and parades. They offer their tragedies and successes to newer veterans as choices to be made or rejected.

Author : Wilbur Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351476881

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The Politics of Readjustment by Wilbur Scott Pdf

Veterans of all wars face a demanding task in readjusting to civilian life. Vietnam veterans have borne an additional burden, having returned from a controversial war that ended in defeat for the United States and South Vietnam. To address this situation, leaders among the Vietnam veterans and their allies formed organizations of their own to articulate their problems and extract concessions from a reluctant Congress, Federal agencies, and courts.Scott, a former infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, describes the major social movements among his fellow veterans during the period of 196 to 1990 in a lively narrative, combining personal interviews with documentary and press records. Included in the book are the 'sociological stories' of protests against the war in Operations RAW and Dewey Canyon III: the successful effort to place post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Third Edition (DSM-III), of the American Psychiatric Association; the building of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., despite fierce opposition; and the long-running controversy over the herbicide Agent Orange. In the last chapter the author details the sociological thinking that informs his stories, and develops the implications for understanding social movements in general and veterans' issues in particular.

Author : Charles R. Figley,Seymour Leventman
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013940138

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Strangers at Home by Charles R. Figley,Seymour Leventman Pdf

Author : Charles R. Figley,Seymour Leventman
Publisher : Praeger Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0275904814

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Strangers at Home by Charles R. Figley,Seymour Leventman Pdf

Author : Robert Jay Lifton
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 0671217275

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Home from the War by Robert Jay Lifton Pdf

Author : Gerald Nicosia
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Publishers
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0786714034

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Home to War by Gerald Nicosia Pdf

Details the struggles of those who served in Vietnam to deal with the negative reaction at home, their role in the anti-war movement, and their battle for medical help and compensation for Agent Orange and post-traumatic stress.

Author : W.J. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 311014218X

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Politics of Readjustment by W.J. Scott Pdf

Author : Gerald Nicosia
Publisher : Crown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050471740

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Home to War by Gerald Nicosia Pdf

An epic narrative history that chronicles, for the first time, the experience of America's Vietnam veterans who returned home to fight a different kind of war. The courageous Americans who served in Vietnam fought two wars: one on the other side of the world and one when they returned home. The battle abroad took place in war-scarred Asian hamlets, rice paddies, and jungles where thousands of Americans risked life, limb, and spirit in a conflict few of them fully understood. The second war began when these same soldiers came home to face another fight, this one for the hearts and minds of their countrymen, and for their own health, sanity, and peace of mind. Home to War presents a vivid portrait of a generation of American warriors who faced rejection by the nation in whose name they fought and virtual abandonment by the government that sent them to risk their young lives in Southeast Asia. In spite of formidable obstacles, including the still-fresh physical and mental traumas of the war, these young veterans joined together and committed themselves to heroic battles on the home front, from their unsung role in the antiwar movement to their unflagging campaign for medical help and compensation for Agent Orange exposure and post-traumatic stress wounds. Home to War tells the gripping stories of these veterans and the social and political movements they inspired. In its pages you'll meet Jan Barry, a disillusioned former West Point cadet who founded Vietnam Veterans Against the War, a volatile organization that would become a lightning rod for controversy and a beacon of hope for returning vets; Al Hubbard, a charismatic former Black Panther who led thousands of angry veteransto the steps of the nation's capital to protest the war and the government's shabby treatment of its veterans; Ron Kovic, whose outrageous -- and courageous -- stunts, uncensored comments, and provocative politics drew needed attention to the cause; Dr. Chaim Shatan, whose pioneering 'rap groups' speeded the psychological healing process for countless vets; Victor Yannacone Jr., who launched a precedent-shattering -- and ultimately successful -- legal case to gain compensation for veterans harmed by Agent Orange exposure; and many others whose inspiring struggles served themselves, their fellow soldiers, and their country. Home to War is a passionate work of contemporary history and an essential addition to the literature of America's Vietnam experience. Encompassing some thirty years of activism, readjustment, and healing, it is a fitting tribute to the unbreakable courage, idealism, and decades-long endurance of this generation of American soldiers.

Author : Bruce P. Dohrenwend,Nick Turse,Thomas J. Yager,Melanie M. Wall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190904463

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Surviving Vietnam by Bruce P. Dohrenwend,Nick Turse,Thomas J. Yager,Melanie M. Wall Pdf

The war in Vietnam is a watershed moment in United States history -- the first war lost by the U.S. despite its seemingly overwhelming military might. Surviving Vietnam focuses on the psychological consequences, especially posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of service in such a war for U.S. veterans. The diagnosis of PTSD, termed following and significantly influenced by this war, stirred controversy. Much of the initial controversy centered on a major report in 1990 of what numerous critics regarded as unrealistically high rates of this disorder in U.S. veterans. Controversy continues about whether exposure to one or more potentially traumatic events is more significant to the development and persistence of PTSD than pre-exposure personal vulnerability factors, such as age, education and prior psychiatric disorder. This book describes attempts to resolve these controversies. Surviving Vietnam develops a unique blend of historical material, military records, clinical diagnoses of PTSD, and interviews with representative samples of veterans surveyed approximately a decade (the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study) and nearly four decades (the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study) after the war's conclusion. The book begins with a history of the Vietnam war that provides context for the discussions of mental health thereafter, the outcomes of the severity of veterans' exposure to combat, their personal involvement in harm to civilians and prisoners, their race-ethnicity, and their military assignments. It discusses nurses' experiences in Vietnam and the psychological impact of veterans' chronic war-related PTSD on their families. Surviving Vietnam then examines factors affecting veterans' post-war readjustment, including the effects of changing public and veteran attitudes toward the war and the veterans' own appraisals of the impact of the war on their lives after the war. The authors conclude with a discussion of the policy implications of the research findings.

Author : Joseph L. Galloway,Marvin J. Wolf
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400208814

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They Were Soldiers by Joseph L. Galloway,Marvin J. Wolf Pdf

They Were Soldiers showcases the inspiring true stories of 49 Vietnam veterans who returned home from the "lost war" to enrich America's present and future. In this groundbreaking new book, Joseph L. Galloway, distinguished war correspondent and New York Times bestselling author of We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, and Marvin J. Wolf, Vietnam veteran and award-winning author, reveal the private lives of those who returned from Vietnam to make astonishing contributions in science, medicine, business, and other arenas, and change America for the better. For decades, the soldiers who served in Vietnam were shunned by the American public and ignored by their government. Many were vilified or had their struggles to reintegrate into society magnified by distorted depictions of veterans as dangerous or demented. Even today, Vietnam veterans have not received their due. Until now. These profiles are touching and courageous, and often startling. They include veterans both known and unknown, including: Frederick Wallace (“Fred”) Smith, CEO and founder of FedEx Marshall Carter, chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Justice Eileen Moore, appellate judge who also serves as a mentor in California's Combat Veterans Court Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under Colin Powell Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr., first African American in space Engrossing, moving, and eye-opening, They Were Soldiers is a magnificent tribute that gives long overdue honor and recognition to the soldiers of this "forgotten generation."

Author : The Editors of Boston Publishing Company
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781627884976

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The American Experience in Vietnam by The Editors of Boston Publishing Company Pdf

The landmark, Pulitzer Prize–nominated, bestselling illustrated history, updated for the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War. When it was originally published, the twenty-five-volume Vietnam Experience offered the definitive historical perspectives of the Vietnam War from some of the best rising authors on the conflict. This new and reimagined edition updates the war on the fifty years that have passed since the war’s initiation. The official successor to the Pulitzer Prize–nominated set, The American Experience in Vietnam combines the best serious historical writing about the Vietnam War with new, never-before-published photos and perspectives. New content includes social, cultural, and military analysis; a view of post-1980s Vietnam; and contextualizing discussion of US involvement in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Even if you own the original, The American Experience in Vietnam is a necessary addition for any modern Vietnam War enthusiast. Praise for The American Experience in Vietnam “The heart of the book is a well-written, objectively presented history of the war that includes a lot of military history.” —Vietnam Veterans of America

Author : Wilbur J. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Veterans
ISBN : LCCN:2012021817

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The Politics of Readjustment by Wilbur J. Scott Pdf

Author : Arthur Egendorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046817550

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Healing from the War by Arthur Egendorf Pdf