The Vietnam War in American memory : veterans, memorials, and the politics of healing
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The Vietnam War in American memory : veterans, memorials, and the politics of healing
（Culture, politics, and the Cold War）
University of Massachusetts Press, 2011, c2009
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A study of American attempts to come to terms with the legacy of the Vietnam War, this book highlights the central role played by Vietnam veterans in shaping public memory of the war.
Tracing the evolution of the image of the Vietnam veteran from alienated dissenter to traumatised victim to noble warrior, Patrick Hagopian describes how efforts to commemorate the war increasingly downplayed the political divisions it spawned in favour of a more unifying emphasis on honouring veterans and promoting national “healing.”
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