A Country Such as This
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A Country Such as This
by Authors:
James H. Webb , James Webb
Released: 01 March, 2001
ISBN: 1557509646
Paperback
Sales Rank: 94,539
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Customer Review #1:
An outstanding look at America.
It follows the lives of several people from the 50s to the 80s. Its an engaging read. I highly recommend it to all.
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Customer Review #2:
Webbs Timeless Classic
"A Country Such As This" is a timeless classic that chronicles the enormous social, economic and political upheavals that roiled America throughout the 1960s and 1970s. James Webb, a foremost author, Vietnam combat veteran and future Secretary of the Navy, presents a moving and incisive allegory in the life experiences of three 1951 U.S. Naval Academy graduates. Red Lescynski, Judd Smith and Joe Dingenfelder are "blood brothers" who swear an oath of allegiance to their country and each other. But their lives are destined to be sundered by the epochal changes sweeping the country: economic dislocation, an epidemic of divorce and fractured families and, most of all, societal and political divisions wrought by U.S. policy in Vietnam. Particularly insightful is the ongoing dialogue between Smith, a conservative Republican, and the ultra-liberal Dorothy Dingenfelder (Joes estranged wife), who clash repeatedly and vociferously. Red Lesczynskis brutal plight in North Vietnam POW camps are heart rending, as are his difficulties assimilating into a fundamentally changed American society after a seven-year absence. Webbs descriptions of the opprobrious conduct of the anti-war movement are priceless.We are fortunate that 18 years after its initial publication, the U.S. Navys publishing arm has re-published "A Country Such As This," enabling a new generation of Americans to benefit from Webbs sage wisdom.
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Customer Review #3:
When did America change...?
Although this book is nearly 20 years old, its story, that of the transformation of America across the critical years of 1951 to 1976, is a must read for anyone of my generation (I was born in 1971) seeking to understand the recent history of our country beyond the cold facts of a textbook. It is a story of America upon which even modern documentaries hardly touch. Mr. Webbs narrative reminds us of our fathers sacrifices. He reminds us that, despite the social climate of the volatile years of the Vietnam War in particular, there were men and women who were neither ashamed of their country nor unwilling to stand up for it. It is in that light that the greatest message of the book comes forth. He reminds us that, despite the aberrant behavior of the counter-culture and ranting and demonstrative noise of the anti-war demonstrators (both of which, in this presidential election year, will finally make their departure from the Washington), there were people who were willing to do what their country asked of them...because it was the right thing to do. Though fiction, ACSAT very much speaks to us from the reality that were the service families and proud Americans of the post-war generations. The story is gripping in itself, and the time it encompasses makes it a delight for any student of history to read.
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