[PDF.11bx] The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam

The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam

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 | #825158 in Books |  NYU Press |  2000-05-01 |  2000-05-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.60 x6.13l,.74 | File type: PDF | 217 pages

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||15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.| Myth and Memory...|By John P. Jones III|It is a most appropriate portion of the sub-title. And a subject that has long-concerned me. Jerry Lembcke compares the development of myths surrounding the Vietnam War with the similar experiences in other countries, and in particular, the "stab in the back" myths that developed in Germany after World War I as well as in France, when i|From Library Journal|Images of long-haired antiwar protesters, almost always women, spitting on returning Vietnam veterans have become a shameful part of America's collective memory. Lembcke (sociology, Holy Cross Univ.), a member of Vietnam Veterans Against the

One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester — often a woman — spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition.

In this startling book, Jerry Lembcke demonstrates that not a single incident of this sort has been convincingly documented. Rather, the anti-war Left saw in veteran...

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