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Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story - Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnamthe defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nations most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insiders perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorials creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.


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⚡️Book Title : Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story
⚡Book Author : Robert W. Doubek
⚡Page : 323 pages
⚡Published July 23rd 2015 by McFarland (first published June 18th 2015)

Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story

Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnamthe defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nations most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insiders perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorials creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.