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The national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, *Bloods* features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, *Bloods* is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective.
Themes & subjects
American Personal narrativesVietnam WarBiographyVietnam-oorlogNegersAfrican American soldiers
Setting
Vietnam1961-1975
About the author
Wallace Terry
21 Apr 1938 – 29 May 2003
Wallace Houston Terry, II (April 21, 1938 – May 29, 2003) was an African-American journalist and oral historian, best known for his book about black soldiers in Vietnam, *Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War *(1984), which served as a basis for the 1995 crime thriller *Dead Presidents*. Terry had a wide-ranging and eclectic career that reflected his many interests. Though primarily a journalist, he was also an ordained minister in the Church of the Disciples of Christ, and worked as a radio and television commentator, public lecturer, and advertising executive. He taught journalism at Howard University and The College of William & Mary, where he sat on the board of trustees. **S…
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