From Baseballs to Bombshells
The Memoir of a Small-Town Montana Boy, the History of Two Great Nations, and a Tragic War in Vietnam
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Political Parties, History, Military, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Art Graham | ISBN: | 9781546234678 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | April 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Art Graham |
| ISBN: | 9781546234678 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | April 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
Growing technology and affluence, rock n roll, baseball, and muscle carsall told through the youth and early adult years of a small-town Montana boy and war veteran. This is a history of the glorious 50s and 60s in America. It is a history also of politicians, the indecency of segregation and war, and the struggle for racial equality and peace. A history of two great nations. Intertwined is the unique history of Vietnam and the Vietnamese long struggle for independence. It is a rendering also of the unique culture of Vietnam with fascinating stories of emperors within the walls of a Forbidden City. Included in the book is a review of the relationship of two nationsone mighty and one resistantultimately entangled in a catastrophic war. Nearly fifty-nine thousand Americans lost to family,friends, wives, and lovers. More than two million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians perished in a war that could not be won.
Growing technology and affluence, rock n roll, baseball, and muscle carsall told through the youth and early adult years of a small-town Montana boy and war veteran. This is a history of the glorious 50s and 60s in America. It is a history also of politicians, the indecency of segregation and war, and the struggle for racial equality and peace. A history of two great nations. Intertwined is the unique history of Vietnam and the Vietnamese long struggle for independence. It is a rendering also of the unique culture of Vietnam with fascinating stories of emperors within the walls of a Forbidden City. Included in the book is a review of the relationship of two nationsone mighty and one resistantultimately entangled in a catastrophic war. Nearly fifty-nine thousand Americans lost to family,friends, wives, and lovers. More than two million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians perished in a war that could not be won.
