An edition of Mourning headband for Hue (2014)
Mourning headband for Hue
an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968
By Nhã Ca
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
eng
Pages
305
Description:
"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"--
subjects: Campaigns, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Tet Offensive, 1968, Vietnamese Personal narratives, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, campaigns, Tet offensive, 1968, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, personal narratives, Military campaigns, Tet Offensive (1968) fast (OCoLC)fst01148295, Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664, Huê, Schlacht, Nhã ca , 1939-, Tet offensive (1968), Vietnam war (1961-1975), Vietnam war, 1961-1975, Vietnam war, 1961-1975--personal narratives, vietnamese, Vietnam war, 1961-1975--campaigns, Vietnam war, 1961-1975--campaigns--vietnam--huế
People: Nhã Ca (1939-)