New perceptions of the Vietnam War : essays on the war, the South Vietnamese experience, the diaspora and the continuing impact / edited by Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen.

Collection type	Library
Author	Nguyen, Nathalie Huynh Chau, editor, author.;
Call Number	959.7043 N532
Document type	Monograph
Year	2014.
Pagination	vi, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher	McFarland & Company, Inc.
Note	Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references and index. "This international collection of essays examines the war from new perspectives--including those of the Vietnamese diaspora--and explores ways in which perceptions of the war have been altered in recent years. The war is examined through the lens of history, politics, biography and literature, with Vietnamese, American, Australian and French scholars providing insights on its reassessment"--
Place made	Jefferson, North Carolina :

Abstract

Introduction: new perceptions of the Vietnam War / Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen -- Part I. War and politics -- "A short road to hell": Thieu, South Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords / George J. Veith -- An intellectual through revolution, war and exile: t he political commitment of Nguyen Ngoc Huy (1924-1990) / François Guillemot -- Years on: half-century reflections on the Australian commitment to the Vietnam War / Peter Edwards -- Part II. Memorials and commemoration -- Side-by-side memorials: commemorat ing the Vietnam War in Australia / Christopher R. Linke -- Vietnam: the long journey home / Elizabeth Stewart -- Part III. War and women's writing -- War through women's eyes: Nam Phuong's red on gold and Yung Krall's a thousand tears falling / Nathalie H uynh Chau Nguyen -- The postwar body: the literary double in the exile literature of Linda Lê / Alexandra Kurmann and Tess Do -- Part IV. Identities and legacies -- The Vietnam War: a personal journey / Robert S. McKelvey -- Recognition of war service: Vi etnamese veterans and Australian government policy / Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen -- Indigenous soldiers: Native American and aboriginal Australian service in Vietnam / Noah Riseman -- An independent command? Australia's ground forces in the Vietnam War and contemporary memories / Bruce Davies.