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Story for All Americans : Vietnam, Victims & Veterans, Paperback by Grzyb, Fr...
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- Book Title
- Story for All Americans : Vietnam, Victims & Veterans
- ISBN
- 9781557531995
- Subject Area
- Literary Collections, History
- Publication Name
- Story for All Americans : Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Military / Vietnam War, American / General, Essays
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Purdue University Press
ISBN-10
1557531994
ISBN-13
9781557531995
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1708444
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Story for All Americans : Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans
Subject
Military / Vietnam War, American / General, Essays
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Collections, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-023316
TitleLeading
A
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction, by Senator John F. Kerry One: The Transition Two: Your Ass Is Mine! Three: Final Preparations and Departure Four: In-Country Five: The War Six: War Is Not All Bad Seven: Nowhere to Hide Eight: My God, Why Me? Nine: Being Short Ten: The Healing Process Eleven: Our Fallen Heroes Twelve: Years Later Appendixes A Personal Briefs B Residents of Newport County Who Died during the Vietnam War C Glossary D Common Vietnamese Words and Phrases Used by American Soldiers Selected Bibliography
Synopsis
This volume brings together a series of accounts, from ordinary servicemen and women, detailing their experiences of the Vietnam War. Some are heroic, some are frightening, while others verge from the amusing to the nigh on unbelievable., A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly titled, Touched by the Dragon ) details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women ? some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel. Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was; the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH ? not the Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But more importantly, they speak of healing ? both physical and mental., A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly titled, Touched by the Dragon ) details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel. Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was; the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH - not the Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But more importantly, they speak of healing - both physical and mental.
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