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Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Terry, Wallace

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ISBN
0345311973
Book Title
Bloods : Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: an Oral History
Item Length
6.9 in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
1985
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Wallace Terry
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Military
Item Width
4 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * The national bestseller that tells the truth about the Vietnam War from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, Bloods features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off to Vietnam in disproportionate numbers, and of the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, Bloods is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective. Praise for Bloods "Superb . . . a portrait not just of warfare and warriors but of beleaguered patriotism and pride. The violence recalled in Bloods is chilling. . . . On most of its pages hope prevails. Some of these men have witnessed the very worst that people can inflict on one another. . . . Their experience finally transcends race; their dramatic monologues bear witness to humanity." --Time "[Wallace] Terry's oral history captures the very essence of war, at both its best and worst. . . . [He] has done a great service for all Americans with Bloods . Future historians will find his case studies extremely useful, and they will be hard pressed to ignore the role of blacks, as too often has been the case in past wars." -- The Washington Post Book World "Terry set out to write an oral history of American blacks who fought for their country in Vietnam, but he did better than that. He wrote a compelling portrait of Americans in combat, and used his words so that the reader--black or white--knows the soldiers as men and Americans, their race overshadowed by the larger humanity Terry conveys. . . . This is not light reading, but it is literature with the ring of truth that shows the reader worlds through the eyes of others. You can't ask much more from a book than that." --Associated Press " Bloods is a major contribution to the literature of this war. For the first time a book has detailed the inequities blacks faced at home and on the battlefield. Their war stories involve not only Vietnam, but Harlem, Watts, Washington D.C. and small-town America." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "I wish Bloods were longer, and I hope it makes the start of a comprehensive oral and analytic history of blacks in Vietnam. . . . They see their experiences as Americans, and as blacks who live in, but are sometimes at odds with, America. The results are sometimes stirring, sometimes appalling, but this three-tiered perspective heightens and shadows every tale." -- The Village Voice "Terry was in Vietnam from 1967 through 1969. . . . In this book he has backtracked, Studs Terkel-like, and found twenty black veterans of the Vietnam War and let them spill their guts. And they do; oh, how they do. The language is raw, naked, a brick through a window on a still night. At the height of tension a sweet story, a soft story, drops into view. The veterans talk about fighting two wars: Vietnam and racism. They talk about fighting alongside the Ku Klux Klan." -- The Boston Globe

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345311973
ISBN-13
9780345311979
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Bloods : Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: an Oral History
Author
Wallace Terry
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Military
Publication Year
1985
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
6.9 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
4 in
Item Weight
6 Oz

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  • by gscott5337
    Mar 30, 2017Top favourable review

    Bloods

    My husband, a Viet Nam vet was given this book a couple years ago & misplaced it so we ordered another copy so he could finish & KEEP it, as his 14 month experience took such a toll on him that he needed to see other's experiences so he doesn't feel so alone. To this day he is hurt and has 'flashbacks' and feels unappreciated. Thanks US for that! The book is 'on point'....

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: stormycatbooks2014

  • by 041170black
    Sep 18, 2010

    Necessary reading for those who want the truth.

    I love this book. I've always wanted to know the truth about my fellow Afro-Americans during the war at that time. Even though I was born in 1970, I knew that it would be no or, little different from our experiences from the Revolutionary, Civil, Spanish, WW1-2, and Korean war also. That shows that hatred has spanned nearly four centuries. And when you aren't wanted, your not wanted anywhere but menial positions where you're seen but, rarely heard. That hadn't changed at all up to this time. It was the same for my family who had worked for the railroad since the 1930's. They couldn't go here, or sleep there because of our ancestry. I'm the third generation to work for the railroad and I've had my own mild experience compared to my forfathers. If you ...

  • by third_9000
    Nov 05, 2023

    Masterpiece

    This book is phenomenal. Told entirely from the African American POV. I could feel their pain and suffering. A MUST READ!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: grandeagleretail

  • by a24fields
    Jun 04, 2020

    Good history to know. No one ever spoke about it.

    Good product

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by upwardhorizons94
    Feb 26, 2023

    Historical truth

    An accurate historical book that was never taught in school

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

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