The Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs
(Part of the Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Series)
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The image of the drug-addicted American soldier--disheveled, glassy-eyed, his uniform adorned with slogans of antiwar dissent--has long been associated with the Vietnam War. More specifically, it has persisted as an explanation for the U.S. defeat, the symbol of a demoralized army incapable of carrying out its military mission. Yet as Jeremy Kuzmarov documents in this deeply researched book, popular assumptions about drug use in Vietnam are...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558497056
ISBN13:9781558497054
Release Date:August 2009
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.99 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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