{"product_id":"vietnam-joe-allen-9781931859493","title":"Vietnam: The (Last) War the U.S. Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the United States now faces a major defeat in its occupation of Iraq, the history of the Vietnam War, as a historic blunder for US military forces abroad, and the true story of how it was stopped, take on a fresh importance. Unlike most books on the topic, constructed as specialized academic studies, \u003ci\u003eThe (Last) War the United States Lost\u003c\/i\u003e examines the lessons of the Vietnam era with Joe Allen's eye of both a dedicated historian and an engaged participant in today's antiwar movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany damaging myths about the Vietnam era persist, including the accusations that antiwar activists routinely jeered and spat at returning soldiers or that the war finally ended because Congress cut off its funding. Writing in a clear and accessible style, Allen reclaims the stories of the courageous GI revolt; its dynamic relationship with the civil rights movement and the peace movement; the development of coffee houses where these groups came to speak out, debate, and organize; and the struggles waged throughout barracks, bases, and military prisons to challenge the rule of military command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen's analysis of the US failure in Vietnam is also the story of the hubris of US imperial overreach, a new chapter of which is unfolding in the Middle East today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eInternational Socialist Review\u003c\/i\u003e and a longstanding social justice fighter, involved in the ongoing struggles for labor, the abolition of the death penalty, and to free the political prisoner Gary Tyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931859493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931859493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.85h x 5.35w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 59","brand":"Joe Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372461609215,"sku":"9781931859493","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd9ef284-b459-4e81-a3d9-f9eb4fdb6a3f.jpg?v=1732726012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vietnam-joe-allen-9781931859493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}