Strange Ground - An Oral History of Americans in Vietnam, 1945-1975

Informationen zum Autor Journalist Harry Maurer is the author of Not Working: An Oral History of the Unemployed , Webs of Power: International Cartels and the World Economy , and Sex: An Oral History . He lives in New York City. Klappentext "From a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon in 1975! this book gathers the narratives of over sixty U.S. citizens--medics!" Zusammenfassung From a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon in 1975, this book gathers the narratives of over sixty U.S. citizens?medics, diplomats, clerks, housewives, spies, grunts, and generals?who lived, worked, and fought in Southeast Asia during America's thirty-year involvement in Vietnam. The result is a work of visceral immediacy and tragic sweep. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction; An Epiphany Book One! Dragons Teeth * Chronology! 19401965 * Welcome to Our American Friends * La Sale Guerre * A Puppet Who Pulled His Own Strings Book Two! 19651970 * Two Soldiers * Grunts and REMFs * Bandages and Body Bags * Hearts and Minds * Night Visitors * Those Daring Young Men * In Mine Enemys House * Aid and Comfort * Brass * The Good Life Book Three: Liftoff * Chronology! 19701975 * The Long Good-bye * The Fast Exit

Product details

• Authors: Harry Maurer, Henry Maurer
• Assisted by: Harry Maurer (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1998
• EAN: 9780306808395
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80839-5
• No. of pages: 652
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; General & world history, History: earliest times to present day, General and world history