... collective praxis..."3 In an era we have so easily conceived of as "post-Vietnam," Jameson's general pronouncement about "history" seems especially appropriate. There are many, no matter what their political persuasion, who say "we lost the war," a consensus recognition of frustrated national desire. The films about US intervention in Vietnam are structured around this confrontation between "desire" and "history." The difficulty ... big screen. Kovic's home life was given screen time well beyond what was depicted in his memoir. This was done mainly because Stone wanted to emphasize some...

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