Homecoming : When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam

Greene, Bob

ISBN 10: 0399133860 / ISBN 13: 9780399133862

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1989

We're sorry; this specific copy is no longer available. AbeBooks has millions of books. We've listed similar copies below.

Description:

Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 18379716-6

About this title:

Synopsis: Vietnam veterans tell how they were treated upon returning home from the war.

From Library Journal: "Were you ever spat upon when you returned home to the United States?" asked syndicated columnist Greene of the Vietnam veterans among his readership. He received over 1000 letters in reply, many recounting specific details of just such a painfully remembered incident. Evidently this recollection of "hippies" (as they are often called in the letters) spitting on combat veterans has become one of the war's most unpleasant, enduring images. Conversely, other letters describe acts of generosity toward servicemen, from the typical free beers at the bar to a free show. But the over 200 letters excerpted here do more than confirm popular notions. They bring back the incidents of 20 years ago vividly, but not always with bitterness. And they reveal healing solidarity among veterans in response to what for many was not a happy homecoming. Recommended. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Homecoming : When the Soldiers Returned from...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.