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Home from the War: Vietnam Veterans—Neither Victims nor Executioners

Robert Jay Lifton

"Extensive interviews reveal the psychological effects of the Vietnam War on American soldiers, focusing on their common struggles to cope with killing and dying"--

War & MilitaryWar & Military · medium confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistorySoldiers, Veterans & Combat ExperienceVietnam WarAmerican Civil War

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1974FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Vietnam veterans’ extensive interview narratives show the Vietnam War’s psychological effects, especially their struggles to cope with killing and dying.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    34 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.