Failing our veterans the G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation
Introduction: "A chance for learning"For the wounded and the worthy: veterans' benefits from the early Republic to the Vietnam Era -- The clash of the Texans: the making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill -- A peacetime bill for the warrior: shortchanging the Vietnam vets -- Mr. President...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York u.a.
New York University Press
2014
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: "A chance for learning"For the wounded and the worthy: veterans' benefits from the early Republic to the Vietnam Era -- The clash of the Texans: the making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill -- A peacetime bill for the warrior: shortchanging the Vietnam vets -- Mr. President (have pity on the fighting man): Nixon's right turn for America, wrong result for the veterans -- On the streets and in the schools: The veterans come home -- Denouement: Ford's war on inflation and Teague's last stand -- Conclusion: "A chance for learning" missed. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references(pages 251-262) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 273 S. Ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780814724873 978-0-8147-2487-3 |