The Resource Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror
Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror
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The item Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.
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- 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"--
- Language
-
- eng
- vie
- eng
- Extent
- 305 pages
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780253014177
- Label
- Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968
- Title
- Mourning headband for Hue
- Title remainder
- an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968
- Statement of responsibility
- Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror
- Language
-
- eng
- vie
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NIC/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nhã Ca
- Dewey number
- 959.704/3092
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
-
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DS559.5
- LC item number
- .N59613 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Dror, Olga
- Nhã Ca
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nhã Ca
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Tet Offensive, 1968
- Label
- Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 18045726
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253014177
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014005693
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- maps; portraits.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)866922608
- Label
- Mourning headband for Hue : an account of the battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, Nha Ca ; translated and with an introduction by Olga Dror
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 18045726
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253014177
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014005693
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- maps; portraits.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)866922608
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