Take an extraordinary inside look at character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. Particular emphasis is placed on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return. The story of an American generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to national leadership at the beginning of a new century, when issues of war and morality once again hold center stage.
"Take an extraordinary inside look at character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. Particular emphasis is placed on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return. The story of an American generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to national leadership at the beginning of a new century, when issues of war and morality once again hold center stage."@en
"Key to understanding this seminal experience: Why as a child of privilege he felt the need to got to the Vietnam War and fight on the rivers of the Mekong Delta and why upon his return home as a veteran he felt compelled to protest against the senselessness of the war and commit himself to end it. GOING UPRIVER - The Long War of John Kerry takes you into heart of John Kerry's Vietnam War against the background of his personal life."
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