Letters From Vietnam

Author : Bernard Edelman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393323047
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dear America written by Bernard Edelman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-06-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Excerpt in "Time" magazine.

Author : Bill Adler
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 030741583X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Bill Adler and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.” They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought–and, in some cases, fell–in America’s most controversial war. They bring new insights and imagery to a conflict that still haunts our hearts, consciences, and the conduct of our foreign policy. Here are the early days of the fight, when adopting a kitten, finding gold in a stream, or helping a local woman give birth were moments of beauty amid the brutality . . . shattering first-person accounts of firefights, ambushes, and bombings (“I know I will never be the same Joe.”–Marine Joe Pais) . . . and thoughtful, pained reflections on the purpose and progress of the entire Southeastern Asian cause (“All these lies about how we’re winning and what a great job we’re doing . . . It’s just not the same as WWII or the Korean War.” –Lt. John S. Taylor.) Here, too, are letters as vivid as scenes from a film–Brenda Rodgers’s description of her wedding to a soldier on the steps of Saigon City Hall . . . Airman First Class Frank Pilson’s recollection of President Johnson’s ceremonial dinner with the troops (“He looks tired and worn out–his is not an easy job”) . . . and, perhaps most poignant, Emil Spadafora’s beseeching of his mother to help him adopt an orphan who is a village’s only survivor (“This boy has nothing, and his future holds nothing for him over here.”) From fervent patriotism to awakening opposition, Letters from Vietnam captures the unmistakable echoes of this earlier era, as well as timeless expressions of hope, horror, fear, and faith.

Author : Dennis Hoy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543498671
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Dennis Hoy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-09-19 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters from Vietnam is the memoir of a Vietnam War army infantryman, based on letters he wrote home to his new wife and his parents that give an on-the-ground view of combat, and a soldier's life beyond combat, through the eyes of a Silver Star recipient.

Author : Joseph Allen Freeborn
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1478782331
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Joseph Allen Freeborn and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells of this draftee’s struggles, sacrifices and ultimate survival of a war he wanted nothing to do with. The letters recorded here are actual unedited reproductions of the letters he received in Nam and letters he sent home. The author took many years to compile this book, with the hope that reader could get a better sense of that divisive war fought so many years ago. The thought of writing this book at first was overwhelming, as he had spent so much time and energy trying to forget his time in Vietnam. The author refers to his time in Nam as his "lost year." It is the author’s hope that by reading this book you might consider the hundreds of thousands of young men that had similar experiences during their time in Vietnam.

Author : Andrew Carroll
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439107319
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Letters written by Andrew Carroll and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, Andrew Carroll founded the Legacy Project, with the goal of remembering Americans who have served their nation and preserving their letters for posterity. Since then, over 50,000 letters have poured in from around the country. Nearly two hundred of them comprise this amazing collection -- including never-before-published letters that appear in the new afterword. Here are letters from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf war, Somalia, and Bosnia -- dramatic eyewitness accounts from the front lines, poignant expressions of love for family and country, insightful reflections on the nature of warfare. Amid the voices of common soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, nurses, journalists, spies, and chaplains are letters by such legendary figures as Gen. William T. Sherman, Clara Barton, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernie Pyle, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Julia Child, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, and Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Collected in War Letters, they are an astonishing historical record, a powerful tribute to those who fought, and a celebration of the enduring power of letters.

Author : Susan Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735489315
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 77 Letters written by Susan Hunter and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Sofarelli
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062043374
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters on the Wall written by Michael Sofarelli and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I was very moved by LETTERS ON THE WALL, it brought back a lot of memories...a great book.” — -Nelson DeMille, author of WILD FIRE

Author : Evelyn Sweet Hurd
Publisher : Evelyn Sweet-Hurd
ISBN 13 : 9781432710583
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book His Name Was Donn written by Evelyn Sweet Hurd and published by Evelyn Sweet-Hurd. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of letters written by Donn Sweet, the author's brother, from his deployment to Vietnam until his death in 1968, juxtaposed with commentary by the author.

Author : Tania Blanchard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1925596176
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Suitcase of Dreams written by Tania Blanchard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich, a sweeping, dramatic tale of love and identity, inspired by a true story. After enduring the horror of Nazi Germany and the chaos of postwar occupation, Lotte Drescher and her family arrive in Australia in 1956 full of hope for a new life. It’s a land of opportunity, where Lotte and her husband Erich dream of giving their children the future they have always wanted. After years of struggling to find their feet as New Australians, Erich turns his skill as a wood carver into a successful business and Lotte makes a career out of her lifelong passion, photography. The sacrifices they have made finally seem worth it until Erich’s role in the trade union movement threatens to have him branded a communist and endanger their family. Then darker shadows of the past reach out to them from Germany, a world and a lifetime away. As the Vietnam War looms, an unexpected visitor forces Lotte to a turning point. Her decision will change her life forever . . . and will finally show her the true meaning of home. PRAISE FOR TANIA BLANCHARD ‘Captures the intensity of a brutal and unforgiving war, successfully weaving love, loss, desperation and, finally, hope into a gripping journey of self-discovery.’ Courier Mail ‘An epic tale, grand in scope … Packs an emotional punch that will reverberate far and wide.’ Weekly Times ‘A tumultuous journey from order to bedlam, and from naive acceptance of the status quo to the gradual getting of political wisdom.’ Sunday Age ‘An original and innovative take on the World War II genre that captures the hauntingly desperate essence of the war. Tania Blanchard has written yet another spectacular novel. Don’t miss this.’ Better Reading ‘A sweeping, dramatic tale of love and identity.’ Fraser Coast Chronicle

Author : Patti Sherlock
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101176806
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters From Wolfie written by Patti Sherlock and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark’s dog Wolfie is part malamute, part German shepherd, and all heart. Mark can hardly imagine life without his big, loving canine companion. But in 1969, the Vietnam War is still raging, and when Mark learns that the army needs scout dogs, he decides to send Wolfie. As his dad says, a smart dog like Wolfie could save a lot of soldiers—soldiers like Mark’s brother, Danny. Besides, it seems like the patriotic thing to do. Inspired by real events, this is a heartbreaking story about sacrifice, loyalty, and the complex meanings of patriotism.