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An innovative treatment of key episodes of the Vietnam War clarifies the relationships among history, literature, and film. Mark Taylor offers an interdisciplinary approach to the Vietnam War a popular but complex subject that has been variously discussed by historians, filmmakers, and novelists. After outlining the chronology of events during the Vietnam War, Taylor examines five crucial events including the My Lai Massacre, the siege at Khe Sanh, and the homecoming of veterans to explore how truth is told in the various tellings. Texts and films examined include The Green Berets, JFK, John Newman's JFK and Vietnam, Dispatches, The Peers Report, The Deerhunter, In the Lake of the Woods, and the Rambo films.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. University of Alabama Press
ISBN-139780817351182
eBay Product ID (ePID)89498047
Product Key Features
Publication Year2003
SubjectEngineering & Technology, History
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Vietnam War in History, Literature, and Film
TypeTextbook
AuthorMark Taylor
FormatPaperback
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMark Taylor