" ... Nothing so underscores the ambivalence and confusion of the American commitment as does the composition of our fighting forces. The rich and the powerful may have supported the war initially, but they contributed little of themselves. That responsibility fell to the poor and the working class of America."--Senator George McGovern.

1.Working-class war -- 2. Life before the Nam -- 3. Basic training -- 4. Ominous beginnings -- 5. The terms of battle -- 6. Drawing fire and laying waste -- 7. A war for nothing -- 8. What are we becoming -- 9. Am I right or wrong?

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