Other Moons

Other Moons

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Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0231551630

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In this anthology, Vietnamese writers describe their experience of what they call the American War and its lasting legacy through the lens of their own vital artistic visions. A North Vietnamese soldier forms a bond with an abandoned puppy. Cousins find their lives upended by the revelation that their fathers fought on opposite sides of the war. Two lonely veterans in Hanoi meet years after the war has ended through a newspaper dating service. A psychic assists the search for the body of a long-vanished soldier. The father of a girl suffering from dioxin poisoning struggles with corrupt local officials. The twenty short stories collected in Other Moons range from the intensely personal to narratives that deal with larger questions of remembrance, trauma, and healing. By a diverse set of authors, including many veterans, they span styles from social realism to tales of the fantastic. Yet whether describing the effects of Agent Orange exposure or telling ghost stories, all speak to the unresolved legacy of a conflict that still haunts Vietnam. Among the most widely anthologized and popular pieces of short fiction about the war in Vietnam, these works appear here for the first time in English. Other Moons offers Anglophone audiences an unparalleled opportunity to experience how the Vietnamese think and write about the conflict that consumed their country from 1954 to 1975—a perspective still largely missing from American narratives.


A World Transformed

A World Transformed

Author: Kim Ngoc Bao Ninh

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780472067992

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ARVN

ARVN

Author: Robert K. Brigham

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Published: 2020-07-17

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0700630570

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Scorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forces in modern history. Cobbled together by U.S. advisers from the remnants of the French-inspired Vietnamese National Army, it was effectively pushed aside by the Americans in 1965. When toward the end of the war the army was compelled to reassert itself, it was too little, too late for all concerned. In this first in-depth history of the ARVN from 1955 to 1975, Robert Brigham takes readers into the barracks and training centers of the ARVN to plumb the hearts and souls of these forgotten soldiers. Through his masterly command of Vietnamese-language sources-diaries, memoirs, letters, oral interviews, and more-he explores the lives of ordinary men, focusing on troop morale and motivation within the context of traditional Vietnamese society and a regime that made impossible demands upon its soldiers. Offering keen insights into ARVN veterans' lives as both soldiers and devout kinsmen, Brigham reveals what they thought about their American allies, their Communist enemies, and their own government. He describes the conscription policy that forced these men into the army for indefinite periods with a shameful lack of training and battlefield preparation and examines how soldiers felt about barracks life in provinces far from their homes. He also explores the cultural causes of the ARVN's estrangement from the government and describes key military engagements that defined the achievements, failures, and limitations of the ARVN as a fighting force. Along the way, he explodes some of the myths about ARVN soldiers' cowardice, corruption, and lack of patriotism that have made the ARVN the scapegoat for America's defeat. Ultimately, as Brigham shows, without any real political commitment to a divided Vietnam or vision for the future, the ARVN retreated into a subnational culture that redefined the war's meaning: saving their families. His fascinating book gives us a fuller understanding not only of the Vietnam War but also of the problems associated with U.S. nation building through military intervention.


Hanoi

Hanoi

Author: Georges Boudarel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780742516557

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For many Westerners, Hanoi evokes memories only of war and bitter loss. But Hanoi is much more than the capital of Vietnamese communism. Hanoi is today a thriving urban center with a rich history all its own. Georges Boudarel and Nguyen Van Ky paint a vivid portrait of a city that is now awakening to the modern era. Together they reveal Hanoi in its myriad facets, from the aromas of its traditional cuisine to its destruction in wartime to the modern era of motorcycles and movie theaters.


Of Vietnam

Of Vietnam

Author: J. Winston

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-12-06

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0230107419

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A rich space of criticism and document, Of Vietnam moves contemporary figurings of Vietnam out of the nostalgic enclaves of the past and the stagnant places of a mythological present into the rich potential of our historical epoch. This provocative book is the first to bring together works by photographers, established and unpublished writers, poets, and artists from Vietnam and its diasporas, and critical pieces by scholars of anthropology, art history, history, and literary and cultural studies. Focusing on issues of identity, displacement, language, sexuality, and class, their contributions challenge and encourage readers to experience the multiplicity of experiences that make up the fabric of identity.


Cn V

Cn V

Author: Vinh Liem

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-02-01

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0578012960

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Each period of an existence is naturally bound together with its history and era. Therefore, the Love has to change along with its human's conception and organs of sense. Over a quarter of a century, since April 30, 1975, love and humans have changed. But, one thing has never changed - the LoVietnameseng Poem. A loVietnameseng poem can be written in any form, any language, or any era; it is still a loVietnameseng poem forever. If there is no Love, it's a dead certainty that there is no LoVietnameseng Poem. The author hopes that his readers will welcome this book of poems - Ties of Affection (Cn V


Hôi Úc Tình Yêu

Hôi Úc Tình Yêu

Author: V_ Tú Nam

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-01-16

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1365852695

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Trong suốt 18 năm cuộc chiến Đông Dương vĩ đại giữa thế kỷ 20, hai nhà văn Vũ Tú Nam và Thanh Hương đã viết nhiều tác phẩm truyền cảm hứng thuộc báo chí, thơ ca và tuyên truyền dành cho những người đồng chí ở miền Bắc Việt Nam - cùng lúc trao đổi những lá thư riêng để giữ vững một tình yêu mãi bị chiến tranh phủ lấp. Liên tục phải xa cách từ khi còn hò hẹn, kết hôn, và khi đã là bố mẹ của hai con nhỏ, những lá thư của họ - không hề với dự định công bố công khai - vẫn là những bản ghi nguyên vẹn về cuộc sống ở phía bắc vĩ tuyến 17. Hồi ức tình yêu là một câu chuyện chưa từng kể về chiến tranh Việt Nam, mang những sắc màu về một kỷ nguyên hiếm khi được tiết lộ với phương Tây, và minh chứng cho trải nghiệm chung của con người về cuộc sống và tình yêu trong mọi thời đại.


A Soldier and a Woman

A Soldier and a Woman

Author: Gerard J.De Groot

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-30

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 131787644X

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The question of women's role in the military is extremely topical. A Woman and a Soldier covers the experiences of women in the military from the late mediaeval period to the present day. Written in two volumes this comprehensive guide covers a wide range of wars: The Thirty Years War, the French and Indian Wars in Northern America, the Anglo-Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, the Long March in China, and the Vietnam War. There are also thematic chapters, including studies of terrorism and contemporary military service. Taking a multidisciplinary approach: historical, anthropological, and cultural, the book shows the variety of arguments used to support or deny women's military service and the combat taboo. In the process the book challenges preconceived notions about women's integration in the military and builds a picture of the ideological and practical issues surrounding women soldiers.


The Political Resurgence of the Military in Southeast Asia

The Political Resurgence of the Military in Southeast Asia

Author: Marcus Mietzner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1136682228

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In the late 1990s, prominent scholars of civil-military relations detected a decline in the political significance of the armed forces across Southeast Asia. A decade later, however, this trend seems to have been reversed. The Thai military launched a coup in 2006, the Philippine armed forces expanded their political privileges under the Arroyo presidency, and the Burmese junta successfully engineered pseudo-democratic elections in 2010. This book discusses the political resurgence of the military in Southeast Asia throughout the 2000s. Written by distinguished experts on military affairs, the individual chapters explore developments in Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, East Timor, Indonesia and Singapore. They not only assess, but also offer explanations for the level of military involvement in politics in each country. Consequently, the book also makes a significant contribution to the comparative debate about militaries in politics. Whilst conditions obviously differ from country to country, most authors in this book conclude that the shape of civil-military relations is not predetermined by historic, economic or cultural factors, but is often the result of intra-civilian conflicts and divisive or ineffective political leadership.