TY - BOOK AU - WRIGHT James TI - Enduring Vietnam: an American generation and its war SN - 9781250092489 (hbk.): PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press KW - VIETNAM WAR, 1961-1975 KW - UNITED STATES KW - HISTORY KW - MILITARY KW - VIETNAM WAR, KW - 1961-1975 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the mistakes, but it brings those who served out of the shadows ER -