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The American Soldier in Vietnam
- The draft
- A "working-class war"
- The combat soldier's experience in Vietnam
- Hours of boredom and seconds of terror
- U.S. soldiers' feelings about the Vietnamese
- Atrocities
- Decline in U.S. morale and performance
- Desertions, fraggings, and drug use
- Strained race relations
- Sources
- Words to Know
- Military Dogs in Vietnam
- The Land Becomes an Enemy
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