The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam

One Of The Most Resilient Images Of The Vietnam Era Is That Of The Anti-war Protester — Often A Woman — Spitting On The Uniformed Veteran Just Off The Plane. The Lingering Potency Of This Icon Was Evident During The Gulf War, When War Supporters Invoked It To Discredit Their Opposition. In This Startling Book, Jerry Lembcke Demonstrates That Not A Single Incident Of This Sort Has Been Convincingly Documented. Rather, The Anti-war Left Saw In Veterans A Natural Ally, And The Relationship Between Anti-war Forces And Most Veterans Was Defined By Mutual Support. Indeed One Soldier Wrote Angrily.