Tom Holm

At least 43,000 Native Americans fought in the Vietnam War, yet both the American public and the United States government have been slow to acknowledge their presence and sacrifices in that conflict. In this first-of-its-kind study, Tom Holm draws on extensive interviews with Native American veterans to tell the story of their experiences in Vietnam and their readjustment to civilian life. Holm describes how Native American motives for going to war,...

Traces the history of Native American participation in the U.S. armed forces, focusing on the contributions of the Navajo and Comanche Code Talkers to the World War II effort.