{"product_id":"bloods-black-veterans-of-the-vietnam-war-an-oral-history-paperback","title":"Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Terry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK - The national bestseller that tells the truth about the Vietnam War from the black soldiers' perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An oral history unlike any other, \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off to Vietnam in disproportionate numbers, and of the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Superb . . . a portrait not just of warfare and warriors but of beleaguered patriotism and pride. The violence recalled in \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e is chilling. . . . On most of its pages hope prevails. Some of these men have witnessed the very worst that people can inflict on one another. . . . Their experience finally transcends race; their dramatic monologues bear witness to humanity.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Wallace] Terry's oral history captures the very essence of war, at both its best and worst. . . .  He] has done a great service for all Americans with \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e. Future historians will find his case studies extremely useful, and they will be hard pressed to ignore the role of blacks, as too often has been the case in past wars.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terry set out to write an oral history of American blacks who fought for their country in Vietnam, but he did better than that. He wrote a compelling portrait of Americans in combat, and used his words so that the reader--black or white--knows the soldiers as men and Americans, their race overshadowed by the larger humanity Terry conveys. . . . This is not light reading, but it is literature with the ring of truth that shows the reader worlds through the eyes of others. You can't ask much more from a book than that.\"\u003cb\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the literature of this war. For the first time a book has detailed the inequities blacks faced at home and on the battlefield. Their war stories involve not only Vietnam, but Harlem, Watts, Washington D.C. and small-town America.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I wish \u003ci\u003eBloods\u003c\/i\u003e were longer, and I hope it makes the start of a comprehensive oral and analytic history of blacks in Vietnam. . . . They see their experiences as Americans, and as blacks who live in, but are sometimes at odds with, America. The results are sometimes stirring, sometimes appalling, but this three-tiered perspective heightens and shadows every tale.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terry was in Vietnam from 1967 through 1969. . . . In this book he has backtracked, Studs Terkel-like, and found twenty black veterans of the Vietnam War and let them spill their guts. And they do; oh, how they do. The language is raw, naked, a brick through a window on a still night. At the height of tension a sweet story, a soft story, drops into view. The veterans talk about fighting two wars: Vietnam and racism. They talk about fighting alongside the Ku Klux Klan.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimply the most powerful and moving book that has emerged on this topic. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL\u003cbr\u003eThe national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, BLOODS features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, BLOODS is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective.\u003cbr\u003eCited by THE NEW YORK TIMES as One of the Notable Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\"Superb.\"\u003cbr\u003eTIME\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Terry\u003c\/b\u003e was an award-winning journalist, news commentator, and bestselling author distinguished for his coverage of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. His internationally acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eBloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the five best nonfiction books of the year by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.8 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755574624544,"sku":"9780345311979","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c7e3ba31937b411d21bdc789bb1aefa.webp?v=1780062656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bloods-black-veterans-of-the-vietnam-war-an-oral-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}