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001 2007052123
003 DLC
005 20100223082818.0
008 071220s2008 ncuab 001 0deng
010 $a 2007052123
020 $a9780786433247 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $aa-vt---$an-us---
050 00 $aDS559.5$b.N47 2008
082 00 $a959.704/3092$222
100 1 $aNesser, John A.
245 14 $aThe ghosts of Thua Thien :$ban American soldier's memoir of Vietnam /$cJohn A. Nesser.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2008.
300 $ax, 197 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"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.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aDrafted -- Welcome to Vietnam -- The Ashau Valley -- The jungle -- Night assault -- Body count -- Firebase Bastogne -- Sapper attack -- Walking point -- Camp Sally -- The DMZ -- The bridge -- Door gunner -- Getting short -- Welcome home -- Dreams and illusion.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$vPersonal narratives, American.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPsychological aspects.
600 10 $aNesser, John A.,$d1946-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip087/2007052123.html