Together with Bloody Knife in South Vietnam: Old West Metaphors and the Kit Carson Scouts during the Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War saw widespread usage by American soldiers of metaphors and imagery referencing the mythic Old West history. This article examines a case an reference that has been overlooked in previous research: Kit Carson Scouts, former PLAF PAVN who had volunteered to work for United States. I argue Americans, ranging from high ranking officers enlisted men, used drawn popular culture interpret understand place Scout amongst forces how cooperation between South North Vietnamese defectors was meant function. In process, Americans faced resistance scouts could not identify themselves with examples mythologized
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of War and Culture Studies
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1752-6272', '1752-6280']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17526272.2022.2126811