Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
from: W. W. Norton & Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 959.70438
EAN: 9780393323047
ISBN: 0393323048
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 326
Publication Date: 2002-05
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Sales Rank: 78946
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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Product Description:
More than twenty-five years after the official end of the Vietnam War, Dear America allows us to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served in Vietnam. In this collection of more than 200 letters, they share their first impressions of the rigors of life in the bush, their longing for home and family, their emotions over the conduct of the war, and their ache at the loss of a friend in battle. Poignant in their rare honesty, the letters from Vietnam are 'riveting,...extraordinary by [their] very ordinariness...for the most part, neither deep nor philosophical, only very, very human' (Los Angeles Times). Revealing the complex emotions and daily realities of fighting in the war, these close accounts offer a powerful, uniquely personal portrait of the many faces of Vietnam's veterans. Over 100,000 copies sold.
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- great conditionlove this book broke down many times on some of the letters great book!!
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- IndispensableThis marvelous little book offers a parallel and human voice to the more academic books about Vietnam. ... Read More
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- First hand account of the Vietnam WarAfter the amazing documentary about Vietnam that solely exists of actor voice overs of funny, goofy, anxious ... Read More
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- 5 star bookThis is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to see the Vietnam war from the eyes of those who were there. The ... Read More
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- Heartfelt story of men at warThis book captivated me so that i could not put it down, untill i had finished. It touches your heart and soul. ... Read More
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