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Failing our veterans : the G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation / Mark Boulton

Author
Boulton, Mark, 1973-
Additional Titles
G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Physical Description
xii, 273 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
Introduction: "A chance for learning" -- For the wounded and the worthy: veterans' benefits from the early Republic to the Vietnam Era -- The clash of the Texans: the making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill -- A peacetime bill for the warrior: shortchanging the Vietnam vets -- Mr. President (have pity on the fighting man): Nixon's right turn for America, wrong result for the veterans -- On the streets and in the schools: The veterans come home -- Denouement: Ford's war on inflation and Teague's last stand -- Conclusion: "A chance for learning" missed.
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ISBN
9780814724873 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814724876 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.
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