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Christian Appy: Vietnam War From All Sides
April 22, 2003
Christian Appy associate professor, history, MIT

Christian Appy, associate professor of history at MIT and author of Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam, reflects on various American interpretations of the Vietnam War. Appy is introduced by Carlo Rotella, professor of English at Boston College.

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