Appy

Christian Appy: //**WORKING-CLASS WAR**//

6-8 Confusing things about Vietnam for Americans
 * Introduction**

33 Physical exemptions 35 Student deferments 36 Last paragraph is an excellent summary 41 Ambiguity over anti-war sentiment 43 Last paragraph: UUUU
 * Chapter 1: Working-Class War**

44 Canada, prison, or army 45 Employers reluctant to hire potential draftees 50-55 Middle-class young men faced a different dilemma 55-63 Affirming the unavoidable
 * Chapter 2: Life Before the Nam**

92 Suicide attempts 96-107 Essence of training 113-114 People sent to Vietnam knew little about the place
 * Chapter 3: Basic Training**

Please read the entire chapter. How would you have felt? I will relate my own thoughts on the process. 117-144 Surreal Arrivals A Poisoned World Wire Mesh and Bad Omens
 * Chapter 4: Ominous Beginnings**

153-159 War by the numbers: attrition; search and destroy, body count Hamlet Evaluation System: my experience with it 163 Futility of searching 166 VCI: Viet Cong infrastructure 168-170 Booby traps 171-172 Tunnels
 * Chapter 5: The Terms of Battle**

175 Helicopters 177 Rice paddies 190-194 Laying waste 196-197 People caught in the middle (hard to remain neutral) 201 Reasons for strain on U.S. soldiers
 * Chapter 6: Drawing Fire and Laying Waste**

208 How could U.S. troops handle their mission 212-225 Read all of this. Who are we fighting for? 228 Who are the VC 235-238 Tour of duty; short-timer; R & R 245-246 Fraggings
 * Chapter 7: A War for Nothing**

273-277 My Lai [recent accusation against John Kerrey] 279 Coming to terms with the probability of being killed 282 Spooky 286-297 Mutual misperceptions of Americans and South Vietnamese
 * Chapter 8: What Are We Becoming?**