000449300 000__ 03589cam\a2200469Ia\4500 000449300 001__ 449300 000449300 005__ 20210513155100.0 000449300 006__ m\\\\\\\\d\\\\\\\\ 000449300 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000449300 008__ 120921s2012\\\\inub\\\\ob\\\s001\0aeng\d 000449300 010__ $$z 2011024044 000449300 020__ $$a9780253005489 (electronic bk.) 000449300 020__ $$z0253005485 000449300 020__ $$z0253356873 000449300 020__ $$z9780253356871 000449300 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn785870755 000449300 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10565327 000449300 035__ $$a449300 000449300 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000449300 05014 $$aDS556.93.N5215$$bA3 2012eb 000449300 08204 $$a959.704/3092$$aB$$223 000449300 1001_ $$aNguyễn, Công Luận,$$d1937- 000449300 24510 $$aNationalist in the Viet Nam wars$$h[electronic resource] :$$bmemoirs of a victim turned soldier /$$cNguyễn, Công Luận. 000449300 260__ $$aBloomington :$$bIndiana University Press,$$cc2012. 000449300 300__ $$a1 online resource (xv, 598 p.) :$$bmap. 000449300 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000449300 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000449300 520__ $$a"This extraordinary memoir tells the story of one man's experience of the wars of Viet Nam from the time he was old enough to be aware of war in the 1940s until his departure for America 15 years after the collapse of South Viet Nam in 1975. Nguyen Cong Luan was, by his account, "just a nobody." Born and raised in small villages near Ha Noi, he and his family knew war at the hands of the Japanese, the French, and the Viet Minh. Living with wars of conquest, colonialism, and revolution led him finally to move south and take up the cause of the Republic of Viet Nam, changing from a life of victimhood to that of a soldier. His stories of village life in the north are every bit as compelling as his stories of combat and the tragedies of war. "I've done nothing important," Luan writes. "Neither have I strived to make myself a hero." Yet this honest and impassioned account of life in Viet Nam from World War II through the early years of the unified Communist government is filled with the everyday heroism of the common people of his generation. Luan's portrayal of the French colonial occupation, of the corruption and brutality of the Communist system, of the systemic weakness and corruption of the South Vietnamese government, and his "warts and all" portrayal of the U.S. military and the government's handling of the war may disturb readers of various points of view. Most will agree that this memoir provides a unique and important perspective on life in Viet Nam during the years of conflict that brought so much suffering to Luan and his fellow Vietnamese."--Publisher's description. 000449300 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000449300 60010 $$aNguyễn, Công Luận,$$d1937- 000449300 61010 $$aVietnam (Republic).$$bQuân lực$$xOfficers$$vBiography. 000449300 650_0 $$aIndochinese War, 1946-1954$$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese. 000449300 650_0 $$aPolitical prisoners$$zVietnam$$vBiography. 000449300 650_0 $$aPolitical refugees$$zVietnam$$vBiography. 000449300 650_0 $$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese. 000449300 651_0 $$aVietnam$$xHistory$$y1945-1975. 000449300 651_0 $$aVietnam$$xHistory$$y1975- 000449300 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000449300 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aNguyẽ̂n, Công Luận, 1937-$$tNationalist in the Viet Nam wars.$$dBloomington : Indiana University Press, c2012$$z9780253356871$$w(DLC) 2011024044$$w(OCoLC)696100045 000449300 8520_ $$bacq 000449300 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary 000449300 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=670303$$zOnline Access 000449300 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:449300$$pGLOBAL_SET 000449300 980__ $$aEBOOK 000449300 980__ $$aBIB 000449300 982__ $$aEbook 000449300 983__ $$aOnline