{"product_id":"nationalist-in-the-viet-nam-wars-memoirs-of-a-victim-turned-soldier-hardback-9780253356871","title":"Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars; Memoirs of a Victim Turned Soldier (Hardback) 9780253356871","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNationalist in the Viet Nam Wars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMemoirs of a Victim Turned Soldier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNguyen Công Luan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253356871\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e616 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark and fascinating tale...illuminated by...honesty and integrity, which shine through on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e (VIETNAM MAGAZINE) \u003cp\u003eThis is a first-rate book with perhaps a single downside: It is not a book for someone who has never read anything about Vietnam. It is, however, an essential read for those who seek to understand the complex tragedy of the wars of Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e (ARMY) \u003cp\u003eLong overdue, this memoir will be a worthy addition to any academic library interested in the tragedy of Vietnam. . . . Essential. \u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eThis book is of incredible value for anyone interested in Vietnam—its history, politics, and culture—and in the American involvement with Vietnam. It is also a meditation of a Vietnamese patriot on the substance of patriotism during a time of civil war in a context of international alliances. Amid the terrors and harsh imperatives of war, the author's is a rare voice of human decency.\u003c\/p\u003e (H-Net) \u003cp\u003eNationalist in the Viet Nam Wars is a dark and fascinating tale. But it is illuminated by Nguyen's story of escape from Communist tyranny to the United States in 1990, and by his honesy and integrity, which shine through on every page. \u003c\/p\u003e (historynet.com)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary memoir tells the story of one man's experience of the wars of Viet Nam from the time he was old enough to be aware of war in the 1940s until his departure for America 15 years after the collapse of South Viet Nam in 1975. Nguyen Cong Luan was born and raised in small villages near Ha Noi. He grew up knowing war at the hands of the Japanese, the French, and the Viet Minh. Living with wars of conquest, colonialism, and revolution led him finally to move south and take up the cause of the Republic of Viet Nam, exchanging a life of victimhood for one of a soldier. His stories of village life in the north are every bit as compelling as his stories of combat and the tragedies of war. This honest and impassioned account is filled with the everyday heroism of the common people of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Major General David T. Zabecki\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Vietnamese Names\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1. A Grain of Sand\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Morning of Horror\u003cbr\u003e 2. My Early Years and Education\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1945: The Year of Drastic Events\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the Way to War\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. The War of Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Take Up Arms!\u003cbr\u003e 6. My Dark Years in War Begin\u003cbr\u003e 7. Between Hammer and Anvil\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Shaky Peace\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bloodier Battles\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Geneva Accords\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Year of Changes\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. The Cogwheel\u003cbr\u003e 12. To Be a Soldier\u003cbr\u003e 13. Progress and Signs of Instability\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mounting Pressure\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Limited War\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Year of the (Crippled) Dragon\u003cbr\u003e 17. On the Down Slope\u003cbr\u003e 18. Hearts and Minds\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sài Gòn Commando\u003cbr\u003ePart 4. Victory or Defeat\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Tet Offensive\u003cbr\u003e 21. Defeat on the Home Front\u003cbr\u003e 22. The New Phase\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Fiery Summer\u003cbr\u003e 24. Hope Draining\u003cbr\u003e 25. America 1974-75\u003cbr\u003e 26. The End\u003cbr\u003ePart 5. After the War\u003cbr\u003e 27. Prisoner\u003cbr\u003e 28. Release\u003cbr\u003ePart 6. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e 29. On the Viet Nam War\u003cbr\u003e 30. Ever in My Memory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520407073048,"sku":"9780253356871","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nationalist-in-the-viet-nam-wars-memoirs-of-a-victim-turned-soldier-hardback-9780253356871","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}