Product Overview
[An] outstanding book... The South Vietnamese military - which lost a quarter of a million men killed in action and nearly 1 million seriously wounded - has largely been ignored, forgotten or dismissed as irrelevant. This excellent and much-needed book, however, gives voices to those unknown soldiers of the Vietnam War, and constitutes an important and necessary addition to the burgeoning literature of the war. Vietnam Magazine
Nguyen's remarkable achievement is her ability to allow the veterans to speak for themselves in this groundbreaking study from that tragic conflict. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. Choice
Published on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam, this book brings to life the experiences and memories of South Vietnamese soldiersthe forgotten combatants of this controversial conflict.
* Relates the stories of South Vietnamese soldiers through a compelling narrative driven by oral histories
* Brings the experiences of these soldiers to life for the reader by sharing their compelling firsthand accounts
* Draws on a key oral history collection newly established at the National Library of Australia in 2013-2014
* Provides fascinating insights into the soldiers' early years, their military service and experiences, and their post-war lives
* Conveys the strength of will and resilience that enabled these men and women to endure the hardships of war, the defeat of their armed forces, the loss of their country, and the challenges of becoming refugees and resettling in new lands
