Category Archives: Doug Bradley

Authors Consider Music’s Place in Vietnam War Narratives

Doug Bradley and Craig Werner, co-authors of the forthcoming book We Gotta Get Out of the Place: Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, discussed the role of music in understanding the narratives of Vietnam War veterans on Thursday. The event, titled “Myth, Memory, and the Music of the Vietnam War,” was co-sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities…

UMass Press publishes book on power of music for Vietnam vets

AMHERST –In the 1960s and 1970s, music of the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, and the Animals was the soundtrack of the times. “Everyone listened to same the soundtrack whether you were in the service or protesting,” said writer Doug Bradley. But he said, “A song could take on a different meaning depending on those circumstances, depending…