02815nam 2200589 450 991078708170332120230803205056.00-253-01432-8(CKB)3710000000237692(EBL)1782267(SSID)ssj0001333415(PQKBManifestationID)11745928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001333415(PQKBWorkID)11385983(PQKB)11677266(MiAaPQ)EBC1782267(OCoLC)890531172(MdBmJHUP)muse41781(Au-PeEL)EBL1782267(CaPaEBR)ebr10929471(EXLCZ)99371000000023769220140916h20142014 uy 0engurbn#---|||||txtccrMourning headband for Hue an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968 /Nhâ Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga DrorBloomington, Indiana :Indiana University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (376 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-01417-4 Includes bibliographical references.Small preface : writing to take responsibility -- First hours -- The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer -- On a boat trip -- Hodge-podge -- A person from Tu Dam comes back and tells his story -- Going back into the hell of the fighting -- Story from the citadel -- Returning to the old house -- A dog in midstream -- Little child of Hue, little child of Vietnam, I wish you luck."Vietnam, January, 1968. As the citizens of Hue are preparing to celebrate Tet, the start of the Lunar New Year, Nhã Ca arrives in the city to attend her father's funeral. Without warning, war erupts all around them, drastically changing or cutting short their lives. After a month of fighting, their beautiful city lies in ruins and thousands of people are dead. Mourning Headband for Hue tells the story of what happened during the fierce North Vietnamese offensive and is an unvarnished and riveting account of war as experienced by ordinary people caught up in the violence"--Provided by publisher.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Personal narratives, VietnameseVietnam War, 1961-1975CampaignsVietnamHuếTet Offensive, 1968Vietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975CampaignsTet Offensive, 1968.959.704/3092Ca Nhâ1939-1509506Dror OlgaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787081703321Mourning headband for Hue3741438UNINA