The ghosts of Thua Thien : an American soldier's memoir of Vietnam /

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Author / Creator:Nesser, John A.
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008.
Description:x, 197 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7680155
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ISBN:9780786433247 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786433248 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:"In this memoir, Nesser, who served as an infantryman and door gunner, recalls in detail the exhausting missions in the mountainous jungle, the terror of walking into an ambush, the dull-edged anxiety that filled quiet days, and the steady fear of being shot out of the sky"--Provided by publisher.

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