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In his first work on Vietnam, Holm, a soldier in the war, provides an overview of one kind of serviceman about which nothing substantive has been written?the Native American. Holm's unique perspective on what at first glance may seem familiar terrain provides a fascinating introduction to the role of military traditions and the warrior ethic in mid-20th-century American Indian life. Moreover, he explores the manner in which these forces shaped the individual soldier's reaction to the stress of combat and the subsequent adjustment to civilian life. Holm offers an important study that should stand as a credible review of both the Native American and Vietnam. Recommended for modern Native American, 20th-century U.S., and Vietnam collections in academic and public libraries.?John R. Vallely, Siena Coll. Lib., Loudonville, N.Y.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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At least 43,000 Native Americans fought in the Vietnam War, yet both the American public and the United States government have been slow to acknowledge their presence and sacrifices in that conflict. In this first-of-its-kind study, Tom Holm draws on extensive interviews with Native American veterans to tell the story of their experiences in Vietnam and their readjustment to civilian life. Holm describes how Native American motives for going to war, experiences of combat, and readjustment to civilian ways differ from those of other ethnic groups. He explores Native American traditions of warfare and the role of the warrior to explain why many young Indian men chose to fight in Vietnam. He shows how Native Americans drew on tribal customs and religion to sustain them during combat. And he describes the rituals and ceremonies practiced by families and tribes to help heal veterans of the trauma of war and return them to the "white path of peace." This information, largely unknown outside the Native American community, adds important new perspectives to our national memory of the Vietnam war and its aftermath.
In his first work on Vietnam, Holm, a soldier in the war, provides an overview of one kind of serviceman about which nothing substantive has been written?the Native American. Holm's unique perspective on what at first glance may seem familiar terrain provides a fascinating introduction to the role of military traditions and the warrior ethic in mid-20th-century American Indian life. Moreover, he explores the manner in which these forces shaped the individual soldier's reaction to the stress of combat and the subsequent adjustment to civilian life. Holm offers an important study that should stand as a credible review of both the Native American and Vietnam. Recommended for modern Native American, 20th-century U.S., and Vietnam collections in academic and public libraries.?John R. Vallely, Siena Coll. Lib., Loudonville, N.Y.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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At least 43,000 Native Americans fought in the Vietnam War, yet both the American public and the United States government have been slow to acknowledge their presence and sacrifices in that conflict. In this first-of-its-kind study, Tom Holm draws on extensive interviews with Native American veterans to tell the story of their experiences in Vietnam and their readjustment to civilian life. Holm describes how Native American motives for going to war, experiences of combat, and readjustment to civilian ways differ from those of other ethnic groups. He explores Native American traditions of warfare and the role of the warrior to explain why many young Indian men chose to fight in Vietnam. He shows how Native Americans drew on tribal customs and religion to sustain them during combat. And he describes the rituals and ceremonies practiced by families and tribes to help heal veterans of the trauma of war and return them to the "white path of peace." This information, largely unknown outside the Native American community, adds important new perspectives to our national memory of the Vietnam war and its aftermath.
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