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PublisherSourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-101402210353
ISBN-139781402210358
eBay Product ID (ePID)59088185
Product Key Features
Edition20
Book Title... and a Hard Rain Fell : a Gi's True Story of the War in Vietnam
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, General, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn Ketwig
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-040386
Table Of ContentIntroduction I. The Draft, the Decisions, and The Nam II. Thailand and The World III. The Aftermath Illustrations Afterword Acknowledgments About the Author
Edition DescriptionAnniversary
SynopsisThe unforgettable story of a veteran's rage and the unflinching portrait of a young soldier's odyssey, A classic, must-read Vietnam war memoir The classic Vietnam war memoir, ...and a hard rain fell is the unforgettable story of a veteran's rage and the unflinching portrait of a young soldier's odyssey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam. Updated for its 20th anniversary with a new afterword on the Iraq War and its parallels to Vietnam, John Ketwig's message is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago., A classic, must-read Vietnam war memoir about the unforgettable story and unflinching portrait of a young soldier's journey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam. ...and a hard rain fell , has been updated for its 20th anniversary with a new afterword on the Iraq War and its parallels to Vietnam. John Ketwig's message is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago. "A magnetic, bloody, moving, and worm's-eye view of soldiering in Vietnam, an account that is from the first page to last a wound that can never heal. A searing gift to his country."-- Kirkus Reviews "Solidly effective. He describes with ingenuous energy and authentic language that time and place."-- Library Journal "Perhaps as evocative of that awful time in Vietnam as the great fictions...a wild surreal account, at its best as powerful as Celine's darkling writing of World War One."-- Washington Post, "A magnetic, bloody, moving, and worm's-eye view of soldiering in Vietnam, an account that is from the first page to last a wound that can never heal. A searing gift to his country."-Kirkus Reviews The classic Vietnam war memoir, ...and a hard rain fell is the unforgettable story of a veteran's rage and the unflinching portrait of a young soldier's odyssey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam. Updated for its 20th anniversary with a new afterword on the Iraq War and its parallels to Vietnam, John Ketwig's message is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago. "Solidly effective. He describes with ingenuous energy and authentic language that time and place."-Library Journal "Perhaps as evocative of that awful time in Vietnam as the great fictions...a wild surreal account, at its best as powerful as Celine's darkling writing of World War One."-Washington Post, A classic, must-read Vietnam war memoir The classic Vietnam war memoir, ...and a hard rain fell is the unforgettable story of a veteran's rage and the unflinching portrait of a young soldier's odyssey from the roads of upstate New York to the jungles of Vietnam. Updated for its 20th anniversary with a new afterword on the Iraq War and its parallels to Vietnam, John Ketwig's message is as relevant today as it was twenty years ago. "A magnetic, bloody, moving, and worm's-eye view of soldiering in Vietnam, an account that is from the first page to last a wound that can never heal. A searing gift to his country."-- Kirkus Reviews "Solidly effective. He describes with ingenuous energy and authentic language that time and place."-- Library Journal "Perhaps as evocative of that awful time in Vietnam as the great fictions...a wild surreal account, at its best as powerful as Celine's darkling writing of World War One."-- Washington Post
LC Classification NumberDS559.5.K47 2008
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- 14. Feb. 2018
trash
I was their with the 173rd on Hill 875 and if this idiot was really their he was working for the wrong side. Wish i had him with me for a few minutes. what a dreamer.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Sep. 2017
as said
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- 17. Aug. 2021
fiction
reads like a novel instead of real experences.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
