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Lembcke, Jerry

 
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Synopsis

Lembcke (sociology, Holy Cross College), a former member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, argues that relations between veterans and anti-war protestors were generally quite amicable, and that images of the spat-upon vet were politically constructed by the Nixon and Bush administrations to vili

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À propos de l'auteur

Jerry Lembcke grew up in Northwest Iowa. He was drafted in 1968 and served as a Chaplain's Assistant in Vietnam. He is the author of eight books including The Spitting Image, CNN's Tailwind Tail, and Hanoi Jane. His opinion pieces have appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is presently Associate Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at Holy Cross College and Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians.

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