Cities burned, as did draft cards. The drug culture was coming into its own. Rock stars dropped from drug overdoses and were held up as martyrs for the ills of society. Activism was 'in' and personified on campuses all across the nation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
War is never a pretty picture.
Yet the Vietnam War destroyed parts of the United States and its beliefs in an overt, as well as a much more covert way. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 10 page overview of the many factors which interplayed to result in an American loss in Vietnam. Attributes this loss to internal politics rather than to an ineffective or amoral military as some authors have contended. Emphasizes that the strength and accomplishments of our military during this war were undermined by politicians and indeed a biased liberal press.