Myth and Reality From the Vietnam War

The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing.

Christian Appy, author of several books on Vietnam, examines the relationship between the realities and myths from the Vietnam War and its impact on our national identity and postwar foreign policy. His new book, American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity draws on a vast variety of sources, from movies and songs to official documents and media coverage.