Armed with Abundance

Armed with Abundance

by Meredith H. Lair

"Consumerism & Soldiering in the Vietnam War"

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Armed with Abundance Book Details

War:

Vietnam War

Perspective:

Civilian

Military Unit:

US Army

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

No

Region:

Asia

Page Count:

315

Published Date:

2011

ISBN13:

9780807834817

Armed with Abundance Book Description

Popular representations of the Vietnam War tend to emphasize violence, deprivation, and trauma. By contrast, in Armed with Abundance, Meredith Lair focuses on the noncombat experiences of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, redrawing the landscape of the war