history I decided to do my project on the experiences of Vietnam War

veterans. There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not the Vietnam

War veterans are given enough recognition for what they went through. I have

heard horrible stories of US soldiers dying from US bombs, shell shock, and

soldiers returning to America and not being able to function as active

members of society due to the horrors of the war. All I really know about

the war is what I have seen on television. I wanted to learn about the war

through the firsthand accounts of those who were there.

The Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from

1959 to 1975. It began as an attempt by Communist guerrillas (or Vietcong)

in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the

government of South Vietnam. The struggle grew into a war between South

Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into an international conflict. The

United States and some 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by

supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People's Republic

of China furnished munitions to North Vietnam and the Vietcong. On both

especially those who suffered physical trauma, have no jobs and are forced

The interesting thing about the book is the way the Air Force pilots live

they were there to fill their clipboards. Apparently,

occasion, but never was any soldier's ordeal described the way Stafford's

The first book I read was Bouncing Back. It was a collection of the

best things about The War In I Corps was its great descriptions of the

in air-conditioned rooms. Three square meals a day, as compared to the

I believe the worst torture Stafford had to endure was being without

His book is full of accounts of superiors putting the troops in danger

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