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To Bear Any Burden

The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians

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To Bear Any Burden presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War. The veterans, refugees, and officials who speak in this book come from widely divergent backgrounds. In their narratives they relive crucial moments in the preparation, execution, and aftermath of war. We hear, for example, POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC.<p>To Bear Any Burden gives us a riveting eyewitness account of the war and also reclaims from this tragic continuum patterns of courage and dedication.</p>

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To Bear Any Burden, Al Santoli

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Jaar van publicatie
1985
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Titel
To Bear Any Burden
Ondertitel
The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians
Taal
Engels
Auteurs
Al Santoli
Uitgever
Abacus
Jaar van publicatie
1985
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
367
ISBN10
0349131236
ISBN13
9780349131238
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To Bear Any Burden presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War. The veterans, refugees, and officials who speak in this book come from widely divergent backgrounds. In their narratives they relive crucial moments in the preparation, execution, and aftermath of war. We hear, for example, POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC.<p>To Bear Any Burden gives us a riveting eyewitness account of the war and also reclaims from this tragic continuum patterns of courage and dedication.</p>