Research Guides: U.S. History 1945-1990: Vietnam War

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Some relevant subject searches that you can do in the Catalog include:

Vietnam War. DVDs and videos in the Rutgers Libraries.

Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History: Spencer C. Tucker, editor. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 1998.; More than 900 signed entries, most with brief bibliographies. Considers all aspects of the war in historical context, including Vietnam-related literature and film. Extensive collection of historical documents (1920-1995). Rutgers-restricted Access

Vietnam War Bibliography: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts, Americans, Especially Soldiers.: Compiled by Dr. Edwin Moise (Clemson University). Print resources with online links when available.

Protesting the War

To find relevant books and other materials in the Library Catalog search the subject terms: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest Movements

Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State Universities in the Vietnam Era: Kenneth J. Heineman. New York, New York University Press, 1993.; The history of protest movements at four state universities: Michigan State, Penn State, Kent State, and the State University of New York in Buffalo. Available?

Winter Soldiers: An Oral History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.: Richard Stacewicz. New York, Twayne Publishers, 1997. Available?

"Doves in a Hawk's Nest: Vietnam and the American Peace Movement: 1965-1975: Part 1": Vietnam Generation Journal 4 (3-4), November 1992.

Decade of Protest: Political Posters from the United States, Cuba, and Vietnam 1965-1975.: Exhibit held at Track 16 Gallery, January 19-March 9, 1996.

The War in the Media

To find relevant books and other materials in the Library Catalog search the subject terms:

Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism, 1959-1975: New York, Library of America, 2000. Available?

Vietnam on Television: David Hallin. Overview with bibliography. From the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

The Returning Black Vietnam-Era Veteran: James M. Fendrich. Social Service Review 46(1), March 1972, pp. 60-75. Rutgers-restricted Access

"Back from War, Black Veterans Ignored and Bitter,": Acel Moore and Gerald McKelvey. The Philadelphia Enquirer, February 7, 1971.

Experiencing War: African American Veterans: Fighting Two Battles: Video and Audio Interviews

Findings from the National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study: "The National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study (NVVRS) was conducted in response to a congressional mandate in 1983 for an investigation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other postwar psychological problems among Vietnam Veterans."

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