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The Ghosts of Thua Thien - An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam (Paperback) Loot Price: R530
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The Ghosts of Thua Thien - An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam (Paperback): John A. Nesser

The Ghosts of Thua Thien - An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam (Paperback)

John A. Nesser

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Drafted 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.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2008
First published: February 2008
Authors: John A. Nesser
Dimensions: 229 x 158 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-3324-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN: 0-7864-3324-8
Barcode: 9780786433247

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