![]() The novel was #16 on the American Library Association's list of 100 most frequently challenged or banned books from 1990-2000. It is also important to note that Walter Dean Myers has been widely criticized for his graphic depiction of war in Fallen Angels. By chronicling the experiences of a seventeen-year-old soldier, Fallen Angels explores they ways in which the Vietnam War led to the dissolution of the myth of the American war hero. The controversy surrounding the war resulted in a generation of soldiers who were unwelcome in the United States after completing their tours of duty. Ultimately, the American army was forced to withdraw, leaving South Vietnam in tatters. As the war raged on and the American body count rose, this anti-war sentiment took hold within the United States. However, the United States government felt strongly that intervention was necessary in order to stop Communism from spreading. ![]() ![]() Much of the international community saw the Vietnam War as a Civil War and did not believe that there was a place for non-Vietnamese troops in the conflict. The Vietnam War lasted from 1959 to 1973, but the United States had the most boots on the ground in 1967, the year in which Fallen Angels is set. The novel is based on the author's own experiences as a young American soldier fighting in the Vietnam War. ![]() Walter Dean Myers's novel Fallen Angels was published in 1988. ![]()
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