A companion book to the documentary produced by Wisconsin Public Television,
Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories showcases 40 first-person stories from those who fought in America's longest war. From barely-legal sons of Wisconsin to seasoned soldiers, the men and women in these pages make up a diverse collection of voices: an army chaplain who led services at Khe Sanh but never picked up a weapon; identical twin brothers who discover they are stationed at the same South Vietnam base; a Hmong refugee who fought the Secret War at age 12 in the jungles of Laos and later moved to Milwaukee; two prisoners of war whose years in captivity total almost 14; a Medal of Honor recipient; and dozens more. The stories in these pages expand beyond the borders of the war to include personal accounts of the events leading up to it, as well as the experiences of veterans as they return home to civilian life at the height of antiwar protest. Supported by original maps, photographs from the veterans' own collections, historical chapter introductions, biographies, and a comprehensive "honor roll" of Wisconsin-born soldiers who died or remain missing,
Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories is an unforgettable collection and lasting tribute to our veterans.
Author: Sarah LarsenPublisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.97lbs
Size: 8.94h x 7.98w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9780870204487
ISBN10: 0870204483
BISAC Categories:-
History |
Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War-
History |
Military | United States-
History |
Military | VeteransAbout the Author
Sarah A. Larsen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, works in the History Unit of Wisconsin Public Television, and in 2008 coauthored "Wisconsin Korean War Stories" with Jennifer M. Miller. For this volume Larsen transformed the raw transcripts of veteran interviews into a comprehensive, book-length format. Sarah lives with her family in Madison.Jennifer M. Miller has worked as a teacher and lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison History Department from which she received her master's degree in 2005. An expert in U.S. foreign relations with East Asia during the Cold War, she is writing a Ph.D. dissertation on U.S.-Japanese relations during the 1950s, and has been published in Reviews in History. The recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, Jennifer is currently living in Tokyo for research."
