The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam & American Democracy, 1941-1966

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"The Vietnam War was one of this country's saddest sagas. Perhaps only during the Civil War did the people of this country so divide amongst themselves. A war thousands of miles away, an unclear goal, and a dishonest government all contributed to this division. A much heralded historical author, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. looked at the unrest and instability, and traced the war back to its roots, all the way back to Franklin Roosevelt's administration from his view in 1967 in The Bitter Vietnam and American Democracy 1941-1966."