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Ghosts of Thua Thien : An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam by John A. Nesser (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786433248
ISBN-139780786433247
eBay Product ID (ePID)63186486
Product Key Features
Book TitleGhosts of Thua Thien : an American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam
Number of Pages207 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn A. Nesser
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-052123
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"I knew John Nesser for years, and never knew him. I read his book. Now I will never forget. He wrote many years after his Vietnam experience and he has forgotten much. But his heart has not. John's story of adventure (for adventure it was) is as poignant now (in the days of the Iraq debacle and its aftermath) as it was the day he returned to the world. John was a soldier once. Part of him will never be anything else"-Henry Shovic, author of When There's Only You: Safe Living for Women., "I knew John Nesser for years, and never knew him. I read his book. Now I will never forget. He wrote many years after his Vietnam experience and he has forgotten much. But his heart has not. John's story of adventure (for adventure it was) is as poignant now (in the days of the Iraq debacle and its aftermath) as it was the day he returned to the world. John was a soldier once. Part of him will never be anything else"--Henry Shovic, author of When There's Only You: Safe Living for Women., "I knew John Nesser for years, and never knew him. I read his book. Now I will never forget. He wrote many years after his Vietnam experience and he has forgotten much. But his heart has not. John's story of adventure (for adventure it was) is as poignant now (in the days of the Iraq debacle and its aftermath) as it was the day he returned to the world. John was a soldier once. Part of him will never be anything else."--Henry Shovic, author of When There's Only You: Safe Living for Women.
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal959.704/3092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Drafted 2. Welcome to Vietnam 3. The Ashau Valley 4. The Jungle 5. Night Assault 6. Body Count 7. Firebase Bastogne 8. Sapper Attack 9. Walking Point 10. Camp Sally 11. The DMZ 12. The Bridge 13. Door Gunner 14. Getting Short 15. Welcome Home 16. Dreams and Illusions Epilogue Glossary Index
SynopsisDrafted in October 1968, John A. Nesser left behind his wife and young son to fight in the controversial Vietnam War. Like many in his generation, he was deeply at odds with himself over the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, instilled with a strong sense of duty to his country but uncertain about its mission and his role in it. Nesser was deployed to the Ashau Valley, site of some of the war's heaviest fighting, and served eight months as an infantry rifleman before transferring to become a door gunner for a Chinook helicopter. In this stirring memoir, he recalls in detail the exhausting missions in the mountainous jungle, the terror of walking into an ambush, the dull-edged anxiety that filled quiet days, and the steady fear of being shot out of the sky. The accounts are richly illustrated with Nesser's own photographs of the military firebases and aircraft, the landscapes, and the people he encountered., Drafted in October 1968, John A Nesser left behind his wife and young son to fight in the controversial Vietnam War. This memoir recalls his missions in the mountainous jungle, the terror of walking into an ambush, the dull-edged anxiety that filled quiet days, and the steady fear of being shot out of the sky.
LC Classification NumberDS559.5.N47 2008
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