David Parsons is a social and cultural historian of 20th century America, teaching at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University. His primary research interests include the Vietnam War in American memory, social and political protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and the shifting landscape of media and technology. He also hosts a weekly podcast called The Nostalgia Trap that uses personal biographies to explore the social, political, and cultural history of the past several decades.Marci Reaven is vice president for History Exhibitions, New-York Historical Society. Lily Wong is a research associate at New-York Historical Society
President's Foreword
Curator's Note
Introduction 1945-1953
War Begins 1954-1965
War on Many Fronts 1966-1967
Turning Point 1968
Endgame 1969-1975
Why Does the Vietnam War Matter?
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