The Vietnam War is quite unique in the sense that until the war in Iraq, this was one of the most well documented wars in human history. There is a wealth of logistical reports, video recordings, news articles, etc. that illustration extensive amounts of details. This war has been taught to school students for generations and has been examined, extensively from numerous angles. However, despite being relatively recent, few major textbooks include information from the men that actually experienced the war first hand. “Everything We Had” is a marvelous book that explains the war from those who know it well, the men that were actually in country. This brilliant account of the war gives the reader a highly descriptive and engaging version of the events that transpired from the perspective of thirty-three unique soldiers from all walks of life.
In every portrayal of a war that depicts combat, soldiers usually form an intensely powerful bond in incredibly brief periods of time. Men who most likely would have …show more content…
Since many blacks could manage to avoid the draft at the same rates as their white counterparts there was a fairly large concentration of black soldiers fighting alongside white soldiers. Although the US Armed Forces had been integrated since the late 1940s all other aspects of American culture were still fiercely segregated, therefore there were bound to be racial tension between black and white soldiers. “The black/white relationship was tense. When you see racial incidents developing and weapons lying around, it gets pretty tense.” (72). That does not necessarily mean that soldiers of different races were constantly at each other’s throats; however there was there were sometimes divisions drawn at racial boundaries. The dynamics of every unit are different and the book has several examples of soldiers of different race coexisting
In every portrayal of a war that depicts combat, soldiers usually form an intensely powerful bond in incredibly brief periods of time. Men who most likely would have …show more content…
Since many blacks could manage to avoid the draft at the same rates as their white counterparts there was a fairly large concentration of black soldiers fighting alongside white soldiers. Although the US Armed Forces had been integrated since the late 1940s all other aspects of American culture were still fiercely segregated, therefore there were bound to be racial tension between black and white soldiers. “The black/white relationship was tense. When you see racial incidents developing and weapons lying around, it gets pretty tense.” (72). That does not necessarily mean that soldiers of different races were constantly at each other’s throats; however there was there were sometimes divisions drawn at racial boundaries. The dynamics of every unit are different and the book has several examples of soldiers of different race coexisting