Those Who Stayed (eBook)

A Vietnam Diary

Claudia Krich (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
304 Seiten
University of Virginia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8139-5237-6 (ISBN)

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An American Eyewitness in Vietnam at the End of War and Beginning of Peace By the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, almost all Americans and thousands of terrified Vietnamese had left Saigon, fearing the bloodbath predicted by many if the Communists took over. But Claudia Krich and a few other humanitarian aid volunteers chose not to leave. They had no weapons, no cement barriers, no bomb shelter, and no safety, but they were determined to remain in Vietnam to see what happened next.Those Who Stayed is Claudia Krich's personal firsthand account of the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the beginning of the new Provisional Revolutionary Government. Her vivid impressions of those intense, historic days emerge primarily from her journal, capturing the uncertainty, fear, and excitement as the North Vietnamese soldiers arrived. She intertwines personal, sometimes heartbreaking episodes with major historic events. Several short pieces by others with unusual firsthand knowledge enliven and contextualize the book. Fascinating and unique, engaging and entertaining, Those Who Stayed is the extraordinary story of an adventurous young woman in the right place at the right time to chronicle a pivotal moment in history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2025
• Vorwort: Gareth Porter
• Zusatzinfo: 25 b&w illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Ambassador Graham Martin • American evacuation • American Friends Service Committee • April 30, 1975 • Battle of Xuan Loc • Birth Defects • bloodbath • Buddhist mendicant nuns • chemical warfare • Cold War • communism • Congressman Pete McCloskey • Cultural Studies • Evacuation • fall of saigon • General Duong Van “Big” Minh • global conflict • Henry Kissinger • Ho Chi Minh • Hu?nh T?n Phát • I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas • International Relations • Joint Military Delegation • Khmer Rouge • Lê Công Giàu • Looting • Madame Ngu?en th? Bình • Mennonite Central Committee • National Liberation Front • Paris Peace Agreement • Political prisoner • Pol Pot • President Nguyen Van Thieu • Provisional Revolutionary Government • Quakers • Quang Ngai • Refugees • Southeast Asia • The Mayaguez Incident • Viet Minh • Vietnam War • William Westmoreland
• ISBN-10: 0-8139-5237-9 / 0813952379
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-5237-6 / 9780813952376