LEADER 04645nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910788387003321 005 20230801232008.0 010 $a1-280-12434-2 010 $a9786613528209 010 $a0-253-00548-5 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046327 035 $a(EBL)670303 035 $a(OCoLC)775866812 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000601408 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11344596 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601408 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10565544 035 $a(PQKB)11508365 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC670303 035 $a(OCoLC)830023669 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18549 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL670303 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10565327 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL352820 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046327 100 $a20110606d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNationalist in the Viet Nam wars$b[electronic resource] $ememoirs of a victim turned soldier /$fNguye??n, Co?ng Lua??n 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (616 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35687-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; A Note on Vietnamese Names; PART 1. A GRAIN OF SAND; 1 A Morning of Horror; 2 My Early Years and Education; 3 1945: The Year of Drastic Events; 4 On the Way to War; PART 2. THE WAR OF RESISTANCE; 5 Take Up Arms!; 6 My Dark Years in War Begin; 7 Between Hammer and Anvil; 8 The Shaky Peace; 9 Bloodier Battles; 10 The Geneva Accords; 11 The Year of Changes; PART 3. THE COGWHEEL; 12 To Be a Soldier; 13 Progress and Signs of Instability; 14 Mounting Pressure; 15 The Limited War; 16 The Year of the (Crippled) Dragon; 17 On the Down Slope; 18 Hearts and Minds 327 $a19 Sa?i Go?n Commando PART 4. VICTORY OR DEFEAT; 20 The Tet Offensive; 21 Defeat on the Home Front; 22 The New Phase; 23 The Fiery Summer; 24 Hope Draining; 25 America 1974-75; 26 The End; PART 5. AFTER THE WAR; 27 Prisoner; 28 Release; PART 6. EPILOGUE; 29 On the Vietnam War; 30 Ever in My Memory; Notes; Index; 330 $a"This extraordinary memoir tells the story of one man's experience of the wars of Vietnam from the time he was old enough to be aware of war in the 1940's until his departure for America 15 years after the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975. Nguyen Cong Luan was, by his account, "just a nobody." Born and raised in small villages near Ha Noi, he and his family knew war at the hands of the Japanese, the French, and the Viet Minh. Living with wars of conquest, colonialism, and revolution led him finally to move south and take up the cause of the Republic of Vietnam, changing from a life of victimhood to that of a soldier. His stories of village life in the north are every bit as compelling as his stories of combat and the tragedies of war. "I've done nothing important," Luan writes. "Neither have I strived to make myself a hero." Yet this honest and impassioned account of life in Viet Nam from World War II through the early years of the unified Communist government is filled with the everyday heroism of the common people of his generation. Luan's portrayal of the French colonial occupation, of the corruption and brutality of the Communist system, of the systemic weakness and corruption of the South Vietnamese government, and his "warts and all" portrayal of the U.S. military and the government's handling of the war may disturb readers of various points of view. Most will agree that this memoir provides a unique and important perspective on life in Vietnam during the years of conflict that brought so much suffering to Luan and his fellow Vietnamese."--Publisher's description. 606 $aIndochinese War, 1946-1954$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 606 $aPolitical prisoners$zVietnam$vBiography 606 $aPolitical refugees$zVietnam$vBiography 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 607 $aVietnam$xHistory$y1945-1975 607 $aVietnam$xHistory$y1975- 615 0$aIndochinese War, 1946-1954 615 0$aPolitical prisoners 615 0$aPolitical refugees 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975 676 $a959.704/3092 676 $aB 700 $aNguye??n$b Co?ng Lua??n$f1937-$01567853 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788387003321 996 $aNationalist in the Viet Nam wars$93839582 997 $aUNINA