{"product_id":"9780143128342","title":"American Reckoning","description":"Author: Appy, Christian G.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143128342\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique account of the place of Vietnam in America's self-image and its impact on our identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003eoffers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian G. Appy-author of \u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003e, the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War-examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy. Authoritative, insightful, and controversial, urgently speaking to our role in the world today, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to grapple honestly with the conflicting lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901032349854,"sku":"ING-9780143128342","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143128342.jpg?v=1782351862","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143128342","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}