Backfire: A History of How American Culture Led Us into Vietnam and Made Us Fight the Way We Did by Baritz, Loren - 1985

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

William Morrow & Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

William Morrow & Co, 1985-03. Hardcover. Good.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1985. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good/Good. Stephen Long (Author photograph). 393, [3] pages. Notes. Index. The DJ has wear, soiling and edge tears/chips. Explores how reactions to U.S. involvement in Vietnam changed the way Americans think about their country, its role in the world, and the veterans of the war and shaped subsequent political structure. Loren Baritz has served as chairman of the Department of History at the University of Rochester, provost and acting chancellor at the State University of New York, and provost at the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of The Servants of Power, City on a Hill, and The Culture of the Twenties. In a probing look at the myths of American culture that led us into the Vietnam quagmire, Loren Baritz exposes our national illusions: the conviction of our moral supremacy, our assumption that Americans are more idealistic than other people, and our faith in a technology that… Read More

William Morrow & Co, 1985-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: William Morrow & Company. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 068804185X . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Foxing on text block edges. ; Weight: 1.65 Pounds; 393 pages .