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On The Ho Chi Minh Trail - The Blood Road, The Women Who Defended It, The Legacy (Hardcover)
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On The Ho Chi Minh Trail - The Blood Road, The Women Who Defended It, The Legacy (Hardcover)
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Part travelogue, part history, and part reflective meditation on
conflict and reconciliation, Sherry Buchanan's new book offers both
a personal and historical exploration of the Ho Chi Minh Trail,
highlighting the critical role women militia and soldiers played in
defending the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. Accompanied
by two travelling companions, Buchanan winds her way from Hanoi in
the north to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, in the south.
Driving through the spectacular scenery of Vietnam and Laos, she
encounters locations from the Truong Son mountains, the Phong Nha
Caves, ancient citadels and Confucian temples to the Khmer Temple
of Wat Phu at the western-most point of the Trail in Laos. Buchanan
records her interactions-both scheduled and spontaneous-with those
who experienced the Vietnam War firsthand, and these conversations
with combatants and civilians provide new perspectives on the War.
She listens to the women who defended the Trail roads against the
greatest bombing campaign in modern times, walks through minefields
with the demolition teams hunting for unexploded ordnance, and
meets American veterans who have returned to Vietnam with an urge
to "do something." Buchanan weaves informative, and often humorous,
tales from her journey with excerpts from the accounts of others,
situating the locations she visits in their historical and
political context. On the Ho Chi Minh Trail brings together
geography, history, and personal accounts to readdress the culture
of indifference to the War, bringing to light the scale of the
tragedy, its lasting legacies, and our memory of it.
General
Imprint: |
Asia Ink
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Sherry Buchanan
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Dimensions: |
228 x 151 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-916346-30-7 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-916346-30-8 |
Barcode: |
9781916346307 |
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