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Another War, Another Peace (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781480464230)
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xThe powerful story of an unlikely friendship and a doctor's re-education on the battlefields of the Vietnam War
Fresh out of medical school and planning to enter academia, David pragmatically applies to serve in the US Army, thinking he would rather work in a stateside military hospital than get drafted. But when he gets reassigned to Southeast Asia, he suddenly finds himself on a base in Vietnam. He joins a civilian aid mission on a supposedly secure plateau, and spends his days dispensing pills to villagers. As David comes to terms with the unexpected factors that brought him to Vietnam, he must adjust to many more twists and turns--among them his relationship with his driver, Tom, a young, rough-hewn Southerner whose reticence feels unnervingly like indifference. Gradually, however, David sees that there's far more to Tom than he initially thought. As their friendship grows, David also realizes that his fellow doctors and the troops on base hold widely diverging opinions about the war and its objectives. As it becomes clear that their base is located on a key strategic route--the notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail--and thus a vulnerable target, it's only a matter of time before battles break out . . .
Author: Ronald J. Glasser
ISBN-10: 1480464236
ISBN-13: 9781480464230
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2014
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d
Fresh out of medical school and planning to enter academia, David pragmatically applies to serve in the US Army, thinking he would rather work in a stateside military hospital than get drafted. But when he gets reassigned to Southeast Asia, he suddenly finds himself on a base in Vietnam. He joins a civilian aid mission on a supposedly secure plateau, and spends his days dispensing pills to villagers. As David comes to terms with the unexpected factors that brought him to Vietnam, he must adjust to many more twists and turns--among them his relationship with his driver, Tom, a young, rough-hewn Southerner whose reticence feels unnervingly like indifference. Gradually, however, David sees that there's far more to Tom than he initially thought. As their friendship grows, David also realizes that his fellow doctors and the troops on base hold widely diverging opinions about the war and its objectives. As it becomes clear that their base is located on a key strategic route--the notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail--and thus a vulnerable target, it's only a matter of time before battles break out . . .
Author: Ronald J. Glasser
ISBN-10: 1480464236
ISBN-13: 9781480464230
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2014
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d
By Ronald J. Glasser
xRonald J. Glasser, MD, was the bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author of 365 Days, an account of his experiences as an army doctor during the Vietnam War. Dr. Glasser wrote several investigations of trauma in modern warfare, including Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds, and Wounded: Vietnam/Iraq, as well as the general medical studies The Light in the Skull and The Body Is the Hero. He also penned the novels Another War, Another Peace and Ward 402. Glasser passed away in 2022 at the age of 83.
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