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OverviewBill Ehrhart's experiences in the Vietnam War have defined his life--first as an enlisted member of a Marine infantry battalion, then as an author, poet and teacher who has spent fifty years explicating the war and its consequences in books, lectures and interviews. In these essays he explores a diverse range of topics, including gun violence and the Second Amendment, American politics and the accelerating destruction of civil society, Afghanistan and other foreign policy misadventures, Israel and Palestine, the nature of patriotism, history as fact and mythology, the blessings of technology, the vast mystery of the universe, the attraction of Grand Tour bicycle racing, the much misunderstood writer Stephen Crane, poets you should know about but probably don't, and more. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W.D. EhrhartPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781476692203ISBN 10: 1476692203 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""There are many excellent and revelatory essays in this collection. I would recommend to anyone wanting to read American history.""--The Veteran" Author InformationMemoirist, poet and editor and former Marine W.D. Ehrhart taught English and history at the Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The author of twenty books, his prose and poetry have appeared in hundreds of publications including the Los Angeles Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Utne Reader, Reader's Digest, American Poetry Review and the Virginia Quarterly Review. He was a major presence in the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick documentary The Vietnam War. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |