Russell Coward

A Voice from the Vietnam War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Russell Coward describes the year he spent in Vietnam during the war teaching South Vietnamese officers English. Coward eloquently recounts his experience as an Air Force enlisted man in a war-torn country and the lasting effects of the war on him personally. Vietnamese history is provided throughout the narrative in an accessible manner to help students place the personal narrative in a historical context. Original and historical photographs help readers better understand the experience. This is the second book in a new series, Voices of Twentieth Century Conflict, directed towards high school students. The lively writing style and engaging stories help history come alive for students learning about the Vietnam War. Also included are a series foreword, timeline, glossary, and Questions for Discussion and Reflection for each chapter. Also available in this series is A Voice from the Holocaust.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780313325861
• ISBN-10: 0313325863
• Artikelnr.: 21030956

Autorenporträt

Russell Coward

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction A Ticket to
Saigon History of Vietnam through WWII Dale Road, 1946-1954 The First
Indochina War, 1946-1954 From Indian Landing to Penfield, 1954-1964 The
Second Indochina War Begins, 1954-1964 Trinity College, 1964-1968 American
Escalation, 1964-1968 A Year of Uncertainty: From Trinity to Basic, May
1968-May 1969 Lackland Air Force Base A Year in Saigon Leaving the U.S.
Saigon Economics Armed Forces Language School (AFLS) Holidays 1970 My Lai
Ridin' with the Cowboys Kent State Sergeant Coward Politics Orders Back in
the U.S.A. Homecomings Plattsburgh Air Force Base University of Rochester
Housatonic Valley Regional High School A Visit to Vietnam Lessons Appendix
A: Timeline Appendix B: Troop Levels Appendix C: Casualties Appendix D:
Glossary Appendix E: Sources