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Voices from the Vietnam War, stories from American, Asian, and Russian veterans, Xiaobing Li

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Voices from the Vietnam War, stories from American, Asian, and Russian veterans, Xiaobing Li

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voices from the Vietnam War

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

646067895

Responsibility statement

Xiaobing Li

Sub title

stories from American, Asian, and Russian veterans

Summary

The Vietnam War's influence on politics, foreign policy, and subsequent military campaigns is the center of much debate and analysis. But the impact on veterans across the globe, as well as the war's effects on individual lives and communities, is a largely neglected issue. As a consequence of cultural and legal barriers, the oral histories of the Vietnam War currently available in English are predictably one-sided, providing limited insight into the inner workings of the Communist nations that participated in the war. Furthermore, many of these accounts focus on combat experiences rather than

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Maps; List of Photographs; Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Long War; Part One -- A Country Divided; 1. A Buddhist Soldier Defends a Catholic Government; 2. Surviving the Bloody Jungle; 3. Electronic Reconnaissance vs. Guerrillas; 4. Communist Regulars from the North; 5. People's War against Americans; 6. No Final Victory, No Family Life; Part Two -- Hanoi's Comrades; 7. Russian Missile Officers in Vietnam; 8. The Dragon's Tale: Chinese Troops in the Jungle

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