Quotes from Christian G. Appy

My main argument is that the Vietnam War shattered the central tenet of American national identity—the broad faith that the United States is a unique force for good in the world,

renewal, a "national crusade to make America great

History is a product of human agency, not blind fate.

By 1971, 58 percent of Americans had concluded that the war in Vietnam was not just a mistake, but immoral.

new mainstream consensus emerged around the idea that the Vietnam War had primarily been an American tragedy that had badly wounded and divided the nation. The focus was on healing, not history.