Author : James A. Daly
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Among the few autobiographical works about Vietnam by a black author, this memoir by Daly (1946-98), a Jehovah's Witness who renounced the US position after five years in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," controversially explores race relations and the less than courageous. The introduction provides context. Originally published by Bobbs-Merrill as A Hero's Welcome. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Viet Thanh Nguyen
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802189350
“Beautiful and heartrending” fiction set in Vietnam and America from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer (Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker) In these powerful stories, written over a period of twenty years and set in both Vietnam and America, Viet Thanh Nguyen paints a vivid portrait of the experiences of people leading lives between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. This incisive collection by the National Book Award finalist and celebrated author of The Committed gives voice to the hopes and expectations of people making life-changing decisions to leave one country for another, and the rifts in identity, loyalties, romantic relationships, and family that accompany relocation. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco, to a woman whose husband is suffering from dementia and starts to confuse her with a former lover, to a girl living in Ho Chi Minh City whose older half-sister comes back from America having seemingly accomplished everything she never will, the stories are a captivating testament to the dreams and hardships of migration. “Terrific.” —Chicago Tribune “An important and incisive book.” —The Washington Post “An urgent, wonderful collection.” —NPR
Author : Philip Jones Griffiths
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2006-02-21
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780714846033
Rare and highly sought-after photobook documenting the Vietnam War
Author : Christopher Goscha
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 36,88 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0465094368
The definitive history of modern Vietnam and its diverse and divided past
Author : Elizabeth Partridge
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,14 MB
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0670785067
★ "Partridge proves once again that nonfiction can be every bit as dramatic as the best fiction."* America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people—six American soldiers, one American military nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee—that create the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. From dense jungles and terrifying firefights to chaotic helicopter rescues and harrowing escapes, each individual experience reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Alternating with these chapters are profiles of key American leaders and events, reminding us of all that was happening at home during the war, including peace protests, presidential scandals, and veterans' struggles to acclimate to life after Vietnam. With more than one hundred photographs, award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge's unflinching book captures the intensity, frustration, and lasting impacts of one of the most tumultuous periods of American history. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Marching for Freedom
Author : Denis Johnson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374279127
Once upon a time there was a war . . . and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That’s me. This is the story of Skip Sands—spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong—and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness, whether in sex or death or by the grace of God, this is a story like nothing in our literature. Tree of Smoke is Denis Johnson’s first full-length novel in nine years, and his most gripping, beautiful, and powerful work to date. Tree of Smoke is the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Fiction.
Author : Archimedes L. A. Patti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520041561
Author : Russell Shorto
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0393245551
“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago Tribune At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. In Revolution Song, Shorto weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. The result is a brilliant defense of American values with a compelling message: the American Revolution is still being fought today, and its ideals are worth defending.
Author : Max Hastings
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 000813300X
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘His masterpiece’ Antony Beevor, Spectator ‘A masterful performance’ Sunday Times ‘By far the best book on the Vietnam War’ Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year
Author : Qui Nguyen
Publisher : D&B Poker
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1909457825
Poker players are always told that to be successful, you have to play aggressively. What is not usually explained is just exactly how you are supposed to play aggressively. On the Final Table of the 2016 WSOP Main Event, Qui Nguyen destroyed the opposition with an absolute masterclass in aggressive play and walked away with the coveted gold bracelet as well as $8 million. If you want to understand what this mythical “playing aggressively” means in practical terms, then From Vietnam to Vegas will give you the answer. Many of the experienced professionals commentating for TV simply couldn’t understand Qui’s play. Antonio Esfandiari, who has won over $27 million in live play, commented, “I couldn’t get a read on Qui Nguyen if my life depended on it.” From Vietnam to Vegas tells the complete story behind Qui’s magnificent achievement. In this book Qui: reviews 176 key hands from his historic victory at the WSOP Final Tableprovides an in-depth analysis of his thought process on each handrelates the story of his life, from his early struggles in Vietnam through to his transition to a poker professional in Las Vegas. The book also includes commentary from Steve Blay, founder of AdvancedPokerTraining.com and Qui Nguyen’s personal poker advisor at the final table. Blay’s commentary often analyzes the mathematical basis behind Qui’s decisions, and discusses practical ways to apply it to your own poker game.
