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Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968

Title
Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968 / Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror.
Author
Nhã Ca, 1939-
Publication
  • Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
Dror, Olga
Description
lxv, 305 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Vietnam, January, 1968. As the citizens of Hue are preparing to celebrate Tet, the start of the Lunar New Year, Nhã Ca arrives in the city to attend her father's funeral. Without warning, war erupts all around them, drastically changing or cutting short their lives. After a month of fighting, their beautiful city lies in ruins and thousands of people are dead. Mourning Headband for Hue tells the story of what happened during the fierce North Vietnamese offensive and is an unvarnished and riveting account of war as experienced by ordinary people caught up in the violence"--
Uniform Title
Gỉai khăn sô cho Hûé. English
Alternative Title
Gỉai khăn sô cho Hûé.
Subject
  • Nhã Ca, 1939-
  • Tet Offensive (1968)
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • 1961 - 1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, Vietnamese
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Campaigns > Vietnam > Hûé
  • Tet Offensive, 1968
  • Military campaigns
  • Vietnam > Hûé
Genre/Form
Personal narratives – Vietnamese.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Small preface : writing to take responsibility -- First hours -- The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer -- On a boat trip -- Hodge-podge -- A person from Tu Dam comes back and tells his story -- Going back into the hell of the fighting -- Story from the citadel -- Returning to the old house -- A dog in midstream -- Little child of Hue, little child of Vietnam, I wish you luck.
Call Number
JFE 14-7625
ISBN
  • 9780253014177 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0253014174 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780253014320 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014005693
OCLC
866922608
Author
Nhã Ca, 1939- author.
Title
Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968 / Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror.
Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Chronological Term
1961 - 1975
Added Author
Dror, Olga, translator, writer of introduction.
Translation of: Nhã Ca, 1939- Gỉai khăn sô cho Hûé.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-7625
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