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A spear-carrier in Viet Nam : memoir of an American civilian in country, 1967 and 1970/1972

Title
A spear-carrier in Viet Nam : memoir of an American civilian in country, 1967 and 1970/1972 / Michael E. Tolle.
Author
Tolle, Michael E., 1947-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Details

Description
vii, 193 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"Part history, part memoir, this book chronicles an overlooked aspect of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with a focus on the war victims and refugees most tragically affected by the carnage. The author recounts his two years "in-country" as an aid worker and describes how the humanitarian effort was conducted and why it failed"--
Alternative Title
Memoir of an American civilian in country, 1967 and 1970/1972
Subject
  • Tolle, Michael E., 1947-
  • United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Rural Development Support > Officials and employees > Biography
  • USAID/Vietnam > Officials and employees > Biography
  • United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Rural Development Support
  • USAID/Vietnam
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Civilian relief > Biography
  • Diplomats > United States > Biography
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > War work
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American
  • Civilian war relief
  • Diplomats
  • Employees
  • Refugees
  • Travel
  • War work
  • Vietnam > Description and travel
  • United States
  • Vietnam
Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • Personal narratives – American.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What I did on my summer vacation -- Back in class again: September 1967/June 1970 -- Fighting "the other war" -- Bao Loc: July 1970/July 1971 -- Saigon: July 1971/July 1972.
Call Number
JFE 19-2081
ISBN
  • 9781476675978
  • 147667597X
LCCN
2018045018
OCLC
1039615053
Author
Tolle, Michael E., 1947- author.
Title
A spear-carrier in Viet Nam : memoir of an American civilian in country, 1967 and 1970/1972 / Michael E. Tolle.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1961-1975
Research Call Number
JFE 19-2081
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