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No one can understand the complete tragedy of the American experience in Vietnam without reading this book. Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America.Senator George McGovernAppy, Christian G. is the author of 'Working-Class War American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam', published 1993 under ISBN 9780807843918 and ISBN 0807843911.
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