The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s

The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s

Introduction

The public exhibited contrasting behaviors in the reception of the veterans returning from Vietnam and Iraq wars. The core reasons behind the differences in the treatment of two groups of veterans in USA were the war objectives of the US government and the role played by soldiers in the respective wars.

Discussion

David Farber, in his masterpiece “the age of great dreams”, renders a comprehensive understanding of the rich US history of the 1960s including the Vietnam War of 1965. He elucidates the unwelcomed reception of ...