Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: Native American Veterans of the Vietnam War - Couverture souple

Holm, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0292730985 ISBN 13 : 9780292730984

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 1996

Synopsis

At least 43,000 Native Americans fought in the Vietnam War, yet both the American public and the United States government have been slow to acknowledge their presence and sacrifices in that conflict. In this first-of-its-kind study, Tom Holm draws on extensive interviews with Native American veterans to tell the story of their experiences in Vietnam and their readjustment to civilian life.

Holm describes how Native American motives for going to war, experiences of combat, and readjustment to civilian ways differ from those of other ethnic groups. He explores Native American traditions of warfare and the role of the warrior to explain why many young Indian men chose to fight in Vietnam. He shows how Native Americans drew on tribal customs and religion to sustain them during combat. And he describes the rituals and ceremonies practiced by families and tribes to help heal veterans of the trauma of war and return them to the "white path of peace."

This information, largely unknown outside the Native American community, adds important new perspectives to our national memory of the Vietnam war and its aftermath.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tom Holm served in Vietnam in 1968. Today he is Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0292730985
• ISBN 13: 9780292730984
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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