The ghosts of Thua Thien : an American soldier's memoir of Vietnam / John A. Nesser.

Author: Nesser, John A.

Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008.

Descriptionx, 197 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Drafted -- Welcome to Vietnam -- The Ashau Valley -- The jungle -- Night assault -- Body count -- Firebase Bastogne -- Sapper attack -- Walking point -- Camp Sally -- The DMZ -- The bridge -- Door gunner -- Getting short -- Welcome home -- Dreams and illusion.

Note:"In this memoir, Nesser, who served as an infantryman and door gunner, recalls in detail the exhausting missions in the mountainous jungle, the terror of walking into an ambush, the dull-edged anxiety that filled quiet days, and the steady fear of being shot out of the sky"--Provided by publisher.

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