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A Voice from the Vietnam War
Russell H. Coward, Jr.
ISBN: 0-313-32586-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32586-1
216 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2004
List Price: $38.95 (UK Sterling Price: £26.95)
Discount Price: $19.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: 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.
Table of Contents:
  • 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
About the Author: RUSSELL H. COWARD JR. is Associate Professor of Education at St. John Fisher College. He spent four years in the U.S. Air Force and taught English in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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