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.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Sounding the Human Dimensions of War

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

chapter |22 pages

The Bombed

Hiroshimas and Nagasakis in Japanese Memory

part |93 pages

Analyzing Literature and Films

chapter |19 pages

Our Forgotten War

The Korean War in Korean and American Popular Culture

chapter |24 pages

American and Vietnamese Poetry of Witness

Bridge over Troubled Waters

part |60 pages

Remembering

chapter |11 pages

Through American Eyes

Combat Experiences and Memories of Korea and Vietnam

part |60 pages

Comparative and Historical Perspectives

chapter |12 pages

Controversies Surrounding the Asia–Pacific War

The Tokyo War Crimes Trials

chapter |12 pages

Tutoring Democracy

Michigan State University and the Politics of Reform in South Vietnam