- Christian Appy
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Christian Gerard Appy (born April 5, 1955) is the author of three books on American History. His latest book is Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides.
Biography
Christian was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1955. In 1964, his family moved to Westport, Connecticut where he attended public school and graduated from Staples High School in 1973. At Amherst College, Class of 1977 he majored in American Studies and wrote a prizewinning honors thesis on Appalachian coal miners. He received his Ph.D in the History of American Civilization at Harvard University in 1987. Appy taught at Harvard and MIT before accepting a position in the history department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2004. [1] Professor Appy is married to Katherine Appy, and has 2 children and 3 step children. Chris and his family live in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Literary Works
Book Citation Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides Appy, Christian G. Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides. New York: Viking, 2003. Print. Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam Appy, Christian G. Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1993. Print. Cold War Constructions: The Political Culture of United States Imperialism, 1945-1966 Appy, Christian G. Cold War Constructions: The Political Culture of United States Imperialism, 1945-1966. Amherst: University of Massachusetts, 2000. Print. References
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