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Voices from the Vietnam War : stories from American, Asian, and Russian veterans / Xiaobing Li.

by Li, Xiaobing, 1954-

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University Press of Kentucky, c2010.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives.

9780813125923 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

0813125928 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

xvi, 279 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Buddhist soldier defends a Catholic government -- Surviving the bloody jungle -- Electronic reconnaissance vs. guerrillas -- Communist regulars from the north -- People's war against Americans -- No final victory, no family life -- Russian missile officers in Vietnam -- Dragon's tale: Chinese troops in the jungle -- Chinese response to the U.S. rolling thunder campaign -- Russian spies in Hanoi -- Long days and endless nights: an artillery story -- And then they're gone... just like that -- No John Wayne movie: real bullets, real blood -- More than meets the eye: supporting the intelligence effort -- Medevac and medcap missions and more -- Drowning tears with laughter -- Life and death of an ARVN doctor -- Korean captain and his hospital -- "Loggie's" War: napalm, fuel, bombs, and sweat -- Support and survival in Thailand -- Three great escapes -- Chinese railroad engineering operations -- Perspectives on the war.

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