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language : en
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Release Date : 1982
Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Veterans categories.
Creating The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Author : Robert W. Doubek
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-07-04
Creating The Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Robert W. Doubek and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-04 with History categories.
Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insider's perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorial's creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-25
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-25 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the memorial's history written by people who worked on the project *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on a map. South Vietnamese President Diem's regime was extremely unpopular, and war broke out between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam around the end of the '50s. Kennedy's administration tried to prop up the South Vietnamese with training and assistance, but the South Vietnamese military was feeble. A month before his death, Kennedy signed a presidential directive withdrawing 1,000 American personnel, and shortly after Kennedy's assassination, new President Lyndon B. Johnson reversed course, instead opting to expand American assistance to South Vietnam. Johnson had sent fewer than 5,000 Marines to Vietnam in early 1965, but he quickly upped it to 200,000 by the end of the year. There was no going back. Although hundreds of thousands protested the war in 1967, including Martin Luther King, Jr., a majority of the public still supported it, due in large part to the Johnson's administration public confidence. But as General Westmoreland talked of victory at the end of 1967, the Viet Cong launched a massive assault across South Vietnam in January 1968. Known as the Tet Offensive, the Viet Cong suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, and the American forces never lost a battle, but American support for the war still plummeted. By the end of the decade, Vietnam had left tens of thousands of Americans dead, spawned a counterculture with millions of protesters, and destroyed a presidency. And more was still yet to come. The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial events in American history, and it bitterly divided the nation, so it's somewhat ironic that the most famous monument commemorating the war is also one of the most serene spots in the nation's capital. Indeed, the famous Vietnam Wall is a place of almost eerie silence where even children cease their chatter. Rising out of the ground like an ancient obelisk, it calls upon its visitors to stop talking and to look and gaze upon the magnitude of America's great mistake, a war that began in whispers and ended in tears. As professors Cheree Carlson and John Hocking pointed out in their 1987 paper, "'A Message for My Brother: ' The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial as Rhetorical Situation," "The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is not a 'traditional; war memorial. No shining flags fly no bronze statue of brave heroes stands tall beside it no heroism is lauded. In fact, it is not a memorial to the war at all but rather a memorial to the 2.7 million Americans who served in Vietnam and especially to those who were killed...it focuses our attention on those who did not survive the war. The Vietnam War is reduced to its inevitable result. The Memorial suggests the message 'In war young men die; here are their names.'" At the same time, the monument speaks volumes not just about the nature of war but the utter catastrophe that occurred in Southeast Asia. Whereas the World War II memorial has a grand design that honors contributions and soldiers by state, visitors who may have come from there or the bustling Lincoln Memorial nearby are often struck by the length of the wall, a solemn but powerful reminder that Vietnam claimed nearly 60,000 American lives. Given that, it should come as no surprise that the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is one of the most visited places in the city, with millions coming and paying tribute each year. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The History of Washington D.C.'s Vietnam War Monument traces the history and construction of the famous wall. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the history of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial like never before, in no time at all.
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Author : Michael Katakis
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Release Date : 1988
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Michael Katakis and has been published by Crown Publishing Group (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
A history of the Memorial with black-and-white photos on each page.
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Author : Tamara L. Britton
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2010-09-01
Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Tamara L. Britton and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Provides background information on the Vietnam War and on the memorial that was built to honor those who died during this conflict.
Carried To The Wall
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Author : Kristin Ann Hass
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-04-28
Carried To The Wall written by Kristin Ann Hass and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-28 with History categories.
On May 9, 1990, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a ring with letter, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, a baseball, a photo album, an ace of spades, and a pie were some of the objects left at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. For Kristin Hass, this eclectic sampling represents an attempt by ordinary Americans to come to terms with a multitude of unnamed losses as well as to take part in the ongoing debate of how this war should be remembered. Hass explores the restless memory of the Vietnam War and an American public still grappling with its commemoration. In doing so it considers the ways Americans have struggled to renegotiate the meanings of national identity, patriotism, community, and the place of the soldier, in the aftermath of a war that ruptured the ways in which all of these things have been traditionally defined. Hass contextualizes her study of this phenomenon within the history of American funerary traditions (in particular non-Anglo traditions in which material offerings are common), the history of war memorials, and the changing symbolic meaning of war. Her evocative analysis of the site itself illustrates and enriches her larger theses regarding the creation of public memory and the problem of remembering war and the resulting causalities—in this case not only 58,000 soldiers, but also conceptions of masculinity, patriotism, and working-class pride and idealism.
Letters On The Wall
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Author : Michael Sofarelli
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-11-30
Letters On The Wall written by Michael Sofarelli and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-30 with History categories.
“I was very moved by LETTERS ON THE WALL, it brought back a lot of memories...a great book.” — -Nelson DeMille, author of WILD FIRE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ebook
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Author : Julia Hargrove
language : en
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Release Date : 2002-03-01
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ebook written by Julia Hargrove and has been published by Lorenz Educational Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-01 with categories.
The Vietnam conflict was one of the most controversial engagements in the history of the United States. The effects of U.S. involvement, the impact of an individual's participation, political decisions and the politics of decision-making are still felt. The memorial itself, was a topic of intense debate. And yet, it is one of the most visited sited in Washington, D.C.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Author : Natalie M. Rosinsky
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2007
Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Natalie M. Rosinsky and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Focuses on the history and meaning of this famous monument.
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Author : Ted Schaefer
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Release Date : 2006
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial written by Ted Schaefer and has been published by Capstone Classroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
An introduction to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial including how it came to be, who was behind it, and what you will see when you visit it.