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Ghosts of Thua Thien: An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam
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Ghosts of Thua Thien: An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam Paperback - 2008

by John A. Nesser


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Drafted in October 1968, John A. Nesser left behind his wife and young son to fight in the controversial Vietnam War. Like many in his generation, he was deeply at odds with himself over the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, instilled with a strong sense of duty to his country but uncertain about its mission and his role in it.

Nesser was deployed to the Ashau Valley, site of some of the war's heaviest fighting, and served eight months as an infantry rifleman before transferring to become a door gunner for a Chinook helicopter. In this stirring memoir, he 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. The accounts are richly illustrated with Nesser's own photographs of the military firebases and aircraft, the landscapes, and the people he encountered.

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  • Title Ghosts of Thua Thien: An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam
  • Author John A. Nesser
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 207
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Date 2008-02-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786433247 / 0786433248
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6.22 x 0.47 in (22.94 x 15.80 x 1.19 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007052123
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 59

About the author

John A. Nesser is a retired United States Forest Service soil scientist. He lives in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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