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The ghosts of Thua Thien : an American soldier's memoir of Vietnam / John A. Nesser.
LIBRA DS559.5 .N47 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nesser, John A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Psychological aspects.
- Psychological aspects.
- Nesser, John A.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- x, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
- Summary:
- "In this memoir, Nesser, who served as an infantryman and door gunner, 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"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Drafted
- Welcome to Vietnam
- The Ashau Valley
- The jungle
- Night assault
- Body count
- Firebase Bastogne
- Sapper attack
- Walking point
- Camp Sally
- The DMZ
- The bridge
- Door gunner
- Getting short
- Welcome home
- Dreams and illusion.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786433247
- 0786433248
- OCLC:
- 173241113
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