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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Nhã Ca, 1939- author.     Subjects     Nhã Ca, 1939-     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese.     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Huế.     Tet Offensive, 1968.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Nhã Ca, 1939- author.       by title:      Mourning headband fo...         MARC Display

Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968 / Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror. by Nhã Ca, 1939- author. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2014. Subjects Nhã Ca, 1939-   Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese.   Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Huế.   Tet Offensive, 1968. ISBN:  9780253014177 (cloth : alk. paper) : 0253014174 (cloth : alk. paper) Description:  lxv, 305 pages ; 24 cm 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. Requests:  0 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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 959.7043 Nh Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 959.7043 Nh Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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