Author : Jon Hovde
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category :
ISBN : 1452907455
The inspirational memoir of a Vietnam War veteran and a double amputee recounts not only his remarkable recovery but also recognizes the efforts of the people who aided him, with a lack of bitterness and abundance of hope that will stir emotions in veterans, the families of veterans, and civilians.
Author : Jacqueline Murray Loring
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 147663663X
For 50 years, civilians have avoided hearing about the controversial experiences of Vietnam veterans, many of whom suffer through post-traumatic stress alone. Through interviews conducted with 17 soldiers, this book shares the stories of those who have been silenced. These men and women tell us about life before and after the war. They candidly share stories of 40-plus years lived on the "edge of the knife" and many wonder what their lives would be like if they had come home to praise and parades. They offer their tragedies and successes to newer veterans as choices to be made or rejected.
Author : Robert Mason
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2005-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 110117515X
A true, bestselling story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger. "Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Author : Aphrodite Matsakis
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Focuses on the plight of the wives and children of the Vietnam vet.
Author : Aphrodite Matsakis
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,23 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Families
ISBN : 9781886968004
This book revisits the plight of the secondary victims of the war: the wives and children of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The book explores the many changes encountered by traumatized veterans and their families as they face the difficult developmental stage of mid-life: retirement, the "empty nest syndrome," becoming grandparents, and, in many cases, separation and divorce. The author explains post-traumatic stress disorder, its causes, symptoms, and the devastating long-term effects, including domestic violence, substance abuse, and suicidal feelings. To illustrate both problems and solutions, she extensively uses interviews with wives of Vietnam veterans.
Author : James Ebert
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 030741440X
This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty.
Author : David R. Harris
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Veterans
ISBN : 9781450764711
"Life After Vietnam relates the stories of 15 Vietnam veterans. Their stories focus on how serving in Vietnam impacted their lives when they returned home. Sadly, two were killed in action and did not return home. Another, a South Vietnamese pilot, was left behind and did not get to America until fourteen years after U.S. forces withdrew. The stories include those of an Army nurse; a Navy lieutenant who became a rear admiral; a sniper; a Coastie; a "hippy"'; a Marine whose brother was an Air Force pilot who was shot down and became a MIA BNR (Body Not Recovered) until just recently; two career Army veterans; a Navy "river rat"; a Marine; two members of the Special Forces: one is a bronze star recipient and the other was among the first to be sent to Vietnam. Their exposure to combat covers a wide spectrum. Although what they encountered during their Vietnam tours vary widely, what they experienced when they returned home did not. They were all greeted with a disinterested and an unappreciative public. They were ignored and often treated with contempt for having participated in an unpopular war. A few managed to settle into life after Vietnam quickly, others struggled. Some suffered from the effects of PTSD and continue to deal with it today. Most were exposed to Agent Orange and many still suffer from illnesses caused by the chemical. They all bravely battled the obstacles they encountered when they returned home in their own way and for some, the battles continue. One thing is certain: their Vietnam experience has had a significant impact on them over the past forty some years and will remain with them the rest of their lives." -- Back cover
Author : W.D. Ehrhart
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0786487585
From 1969 to 1974 Ehrhart was just Passing Time. His reentry into the "world" began with his enrollment as a 21-year-old freshman (and token Vietnam vet) at Swarthmore College. At first simply trying to bury his past, Ehrhart slowly if inexorably came to understand what happened to him, and why, in Vietnam. Interspersed are flash-backs to the war itself. It is the story of political--and personal--awakening. As the war dragged on, the United States' deceitful involvement and its perpetuation of fallacies and lies about the war's conduct forced Ehrhart to confront his own feelings about his government, country, and self. Throughout, the reader shares with Ehrhart his odyssey through naivete, growing awareness, angry withdrawal and, finally, a measure of peace.
Author : Glyn Haynie
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,22 MB
Release : 2018-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780998209555
Haynie shares his struggles and his successes, completing a 20-year career in the Army culminating as an instructor at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. His story is one that clearly demonstrates just how wrong those protestors were, and just how much our country does owe these men and women who served their country with bravery and honor.
Author : Robert J. Conine
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1638854300
It was like I was in battle, and a barrage of weaponry was thrown at me, like misgivings, haunting memories, and tears that were so poignantly and strategically shot. I had no defense, and in my mind, I became a casualty of war, believing I was wounded, lying in a hospital bed, relieved to be safe and out of the war. When I got home, I left the war in Vietnam, and once I was on American soil, life started over. The past was the past. The challenge of the next fifty years was to keep it in the past. But that wasn’t always easy. I had nightmares that subsided only when everyday life challenges took precedence in our family. I had moments of depression and guilt and memories that filled the spaces brought on by scents, sights, and sounds. I couldn’t read stories about Vietnam or view Vietnam films or war movies. I kept them out of my life. I had fifty years of denial, but one day, God, whom I kept in my back pocket, pulled my past out and placed it before me, demanding that I confront it. I prayed, “My God, who am I? Please help me,” and the rest is history. I am still dealing with it, but I am at peace. My spirit was wounded; now I’m healed. My story has changed over the years, but now it has a happy ending. This story represents one soldier’s feelings during battles and the daily regimen of a soldier waiting to fulfill their 365-day stint in ’Nam. It is the story of one man’s true feelings frozen for fifty years.
