Kent State
An American Tragedy
$46.94
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2024
Summary
On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the 1960s exploded. Antiwar protesters wearing bell-bottom jeans and long hair hurled taunts and rocks at another group of young Americans—National Guardsmen sporting gas masks and rifles. At half past noon, violence unfolded with chaotic speed, as guardsmen—many of whom had joined the Guard to escape the draft—opened fire on the students. Two reductive narratives ensued: one, that le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324066255 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324066253 |
| Author: | Brian VanDeMark |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 741g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 33mm |
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”[A] painful, meticulously researched and reported study …. An admirably patient and thorough book, in which even the copious footnotes are worth poring over.” – The Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark teaches history at the United States Naval Academy. The author of several books on American history, he also co-authored Robert McNamara’s best-selling Vietnam memoir, In Retrospect, which became the basis of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Fog of War. He lives in Maryland.
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