The Vietnam War ripped America apart and charted the nation's tumultuous
future. In their tens of thousands, young men went off to fight in what
was an initially popular war only to face defeat and acrimony as
national resolve wavered - and returned home to a nation that reviled
them and tried to forget about them. Written by Andrew Wiest, the
bestselling author of The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
this book traces the American experience of Vietnam from the war's
popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion.
Based on rich collection housed at the Center of Military History and at
the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech, Vietnam allows the reader a
grunt's-eye view of the conflict - from the steaming rice paddies and
swamps of the Mekong Delta, to the triple-canopy rainforest of the
Central Highlands, and to the forlorn Marine bases that dotted the DMZ.
The stories contained within these pages detail everything from heroism
and battle to helicopters hitting the landing zones and death and
injury.
In their own words, this is a true and grippingly accurate portrait of
the American war in Vietnam through the eyes of the men and women who
fought in that far away land, and those they left behind.