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Land of the Ascending Dragon: Rediscovering Vietnam
Land of the Ascending Dragon Rediscovering Vietnam Author:Paul Martin This book is dedicated to all those who shared in the Vietnam War experience, especially to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in that conflict. It's our hope that this volume will open gates that have been too long closed, and offer a bridge to better understanding and goodwill between Americans and Vietnamese. For right or wrong, some thr... more »ee million Americans went off to serve in Vietnam; 58,000 of them were killed and another 153,000 were injured or crippled by bullets, shrapnel, or disease. But there were no parades for those who came home. Instead, they were rejected, pushed under the rug along with the unpopular and divisive war they served in. Vietname veterans became bitter, angry, truly the lost Americans. This book is about letting go of the past, see Vietnam as it really is today - as a country, not a conflict.« less