The spitting image
Subtitle: myth, memory, and the legacy of Vietnam
By: Jerry Lembcke ; consulting editor: Harvey J. Kaye
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Public opinion; Veterans
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-210) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction: the spitting image; title: Yellow ribbons and spat-upon veterans: making soldiers the means and ends of war; title: Dear Spiro Agnew: about soldiers, veterans and the anti-war movement; title: The Nixon-Agnew counter-offensive: "good veterans" vs. "bad veterans"; title: Spat-upon veterans: the evidence (or lack thereof); title: From Odysseus to Rambo: coming home stories; title: From badness to madness: the mental labeling of Vietnam veterans; title: Women, wetness, and warrior dreams; title: Myth, spit, and the flicks: coming home to Hollyw.