Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus
College of Letters & Science l Integrated Liberal Studies
Doug Bradley has worked for the UW for three decades, is a veteran of the Vietnam war and has written three books, DEROS Vietnam: Dispatches from the Air-Conditioned Jungle and co-authored, with Professor Craig Werner, We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War which was named “Best Music Book of 2015” by Rolling Stone magazine. He and Dr. Werner co-taught a very popular class at UW–Madison on the music of the Vietnam War. His new book, Who’ll Stop the Rain: Respect, Remembrance, and Reconciliation in Post-Vietnam America was released in December 2019.
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Additional Resources:
- Doug Bradley's Website
- "I Served in Vietnam. Here's My Soundtrack" article in New York Times on March 13, 2018
- Caught in the Devil's Bargain: Vietnam and Woodstock shared a lot in Common
- For the Record: Author and Vietnam Veteran Doug Bradley on his new book
- Marlena Fiol Interview with Doug Bradley: What Song Brings You Home?
- Deadly Writers Patrol Lifts Vital Voices
- Two Veterans, One Veterans Day
- Freedom Dreams
- Music of the Vietnam Era Interview - Echoes of the Vietnam War Podcast