Touched by the Dragon: Experiences of Vietnam Veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island (repost)
Touched by the Dragon: Experiences of Vietnam Veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island by Frank L Grzyb
Publisher: Purdue University Press | ISBN: 1557531331 | edition 1998 | EPUB | 305 pages | 1 mb
Publisher: Purdue University Press | ISBN: 1557531331 | edition 1998 | EPUB | 305 pages | 1 mb
Touched by the Dragon details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women-some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelieveable-extracted from interviews with Vietnam War veterans residing in Newport County, Rhode Island. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel. Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their pre war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their actual in-country experiences.