What We Can and Can't Afford: Essays on Vietnam, Patriotism and American Life

by W D Ehrhart

Bill Ehrhart's experiences in the Vietnam War have defined his life--first as an enlisted member of a Marine infantry battalion, then as an author, poet and teacher who has spent fifty years explicating the war and its consequences in books, lectures and interviews.

In these essays he explores a diverse range of topics. They include gun violence and the Second Amendment, American politics and the accelerating destruction of civil society,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476692203
• ISBN13: 9781476692203
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up