ABSTRACT
This text examines the Pacific War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, from the perspective of those who fought the wars and lived through them. The relationship between history and memory informs the book, and each war is relocated in the historical and cultural experiences of Asian countries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |34 pages
Memorializing
chapter |10 pages
Remembering Beginnings and Endings *
The Fiftieth Anniversary at Pearl Harbor and the Enola Gay Controversy at the National Air and Space Museum
part |93 pages
Analyzing Literature and Films
part |60 pages
Remembering
part |60 pages
Comparative and Historical Perspectives
chapter |12 pages
Tutoring Democracy
Michigan State University and the Politics of Reform in South Vietnam