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In An American Brothel, Boczar forcefully argues that such conceptualizations fall far short of gaining a fuller appreciation of what "war" actually entailed in Vietnam.[A] powerful yet compact book.

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H-Diplo, Gregory A. Daddis

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An American Brothel is an important work, one that historians interested in any one of these fields should read. Boczar has provided an invaluable path for other historians to follow as we continue to examine these questions. In sum, An American Brothel is an outstanding book that bridges several fields of historical inquiry and demonstrates unequivocally that sex plays a vital role in wartime foreign relations and experiences.

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H-Diplo, Kara Dixon Vuic

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Boczar convincingly argues that gender, sex, and intimate relationships were at the center of military life during the Vietnam War.

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H-Diplo, Ariel Natalo-Lifton

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Boczar's sobering analysis of the human toll of the Vietnam War on America's key ally should serve as a warning to current and future policy makers[.].

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H-Dilpo, Kelly Wilson-Buford

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A compelling history of the significance of sexual encounters in warfare[...] offers a fascinating foreign policy and military history of the Vietnam War from the bottom up, detailing points of tension and cooperation between the two allies over intimate relationships.

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Choice

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An American Brothel is an indispensable study of transactional, consensual, and violent sexual relationships between South Vietnamese women and American men during the US War in Vietnam. Boczar's arguments are so persuasiv[.]

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Michican War Studies Review