Vietnam Reconsidered - Ketwig, John
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"Very few of the many books about the Vietnam War fully address why the fighting was conducted in such a cruel manner, why it was prolonged far past its logical end, or what, ultimately, went wrong. American literature has been reluctant to emphasize the fact that between 3.5 and 5 million Southeast Asians died--many of them peasants--that the majority of the bombs dropped from American planes landed on South Vietnam--our ally and an impoverished agricultural society--or that the use of napalm and Agent Orange was, in reality, chemical warfare. Americans have been reluctant to acknowledge the…mehr

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"Very few of the many books about the Vietnam War fully address why the fighting was conducted in such a cruel manner, why it was prolonged far past its logical end, or what, ultimately, went wrong. American literature has been reluctant to emphasize the fact that between 3.5 and 5 million Southeast Asians died--many of them peasants--that the majority of the bombs dropped from American planes landed on South Vietnam--our ally and an impoverished agricultural society--or that the use of napalm and Agent Orange was, in reality, chemical warfare. Americans have been reluctant to acknowledge the damage done, but after 17 years of another, very similar conflict in Afghanistan, many Americans are beginning to wonder why our highly financed and supported military isn't more effective. This book strongly suggests that the lessons of Vietnam are relevant and worthy of being reconsidered as today's wars are debated."--Page 4 of cover
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John Ketwig was in Vietnam from September 1967 to September 1968. He is a member of Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans For Peace and a lifetime member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. He is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir ... and a hard rain fell and has written for numerous magazines and publications.