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Reluctant Soldier Proud Veteran BY Terry L. Nau Autgraphed for Pawtucket Red Sox
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Located in: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781482761498
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1482761491
ISBN-13
9781482761498
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167721398
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reluctant Soldier... Proud Veteran : How a Cynical Vietnam Vet Learned to Take Pride in His Service to the USA
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
General
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
"Reluctant Soldier ... Proud Veteran" traces the path followed by many teenagers fresh out of high school in the mid-1960s. Terry Nau loses the battle to get on a college campus before Uncle Sam drafts him into the Army. Within 10 months, he is in Vietnam, working as a Fire Direction Specialist in a heavy artillery battery. The author offers insights on the Tet Offensive, and other obstacles his unit endures in his one-year tour of duty. His already cynical attitude towards the war grows more pronounced in Vietnam and he comes home hoping to forget about the Army and resume his life in college. But the war isn't over for him until all of his buddies come home safely. The book then details Nau's journey through college, where he encounters fellow veterans and anti-war protestors and tries to walk the line between the two opposing points of view. By the 1980s, he finds himself drawn to military battlefields while traveling through the United States. He visits The Wall in D.C. in the early 1980s and finds that a moving experience. Finally, in 2002 he connects with a few of the guys he served with in Vietnam and they hold a reunion in 2003, opening the door to dormant emotions and revelations about the war and how it impacted the lives of all soldiers who fought in Vietnam. A newspaperman by profession, Nau initiates a Military Page in 2011 and interviews veterans of every war back to and including World War II. A chapter in "Reluctant Soldier" is devoted to these men and their stories of life in a war zone. Another chapter deals with the Navy career of Pawtucket Red Sox owner Ben Mondor, a French-Canadian immigrant who had to choose between deportation and joining the Navy back in 1942. These stories of veterans from five different American wars are fashioned into a book that should resonate with former soldiers, Baby Boomers, anti-war protestors and even people who never served in our Armed Forces. Nau's book exposes the unfairness of the draft, the absurdity of war, and the toll that it takes on soldiers as they try to fit back into society. As long as the United States keeps finding wars to fight in, this book will have relevance to citizens, especially the ones who do the fighting., "Reluctant Soldier ... Proud Veteran" traces the path followed by many teenagers fresh out of high school in the mid-1960s. Terry Nau loses the battle to get on a college campus before Uncle Sam drafts him into the Army. Within 10 months, he is in Vietnam, working as a Fire Direction Specialist in a heavy artillery battery. The author offers insights on the Tet Offensive, and other obstacles his unit endures in his one-year tour of duty. His already cynical attitude towards the war grows more pronounced in Vietnam and he comes home hoping to forget about the Army and resume his life in college. But the war isn't over for him until all of his buddies come home safely. The book then details Nau's journey through college, where he encounters fellow veterans and anti-war protestors and tries to walk the line between the two opposing points of view. By the 1980s, he finds himself drawn to military battlefields while traveling through the United States. He visits The Wall in D.C. in the early 1980s and finds that a moving experience. Finally, in 2002 he connects with a few of the guys he served with in Vietnam and they hold a reunion in 2003, opening the door to dormant emotions and revelations about the war and how it impacted the lives of all soldiers who fought in Vietnam.A newspaperman by profession, Nau initiates a Military Page in 2011 and interviews veterans of every war back to and including World War II. A chapter in "Reluctant Soldier" is devoted to these men and their stories of life in a war zone. Another chapter deals with the Navy career of Pawtucket Red Sox owner Ben Mondor, a French-Canadian immigrant who had to choose between deportation and joining the Navy back in 1942.These stories of veterans from five different American wars are fashioned into a book that should resonate with former soldiers, Baby Boomers, anti-war protestors and even people who never served in our Armed Forces. Nau's book exposes the unfairness of the draft, the absurdity of war, and the toll that it takes on soldiers as they try to fit back into society. As long as the United States keeps finding wars to fight in, this book will have relevance to citizens, especially the ones who do the fighting.
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- c***d (301)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMy order of 2 pair of sunglasses arrived packed securely in a box with bubble wrap. I asked a question that was promptly answered before I ordered. I would gladly deal with this seller again. Happy customer. Thank you:)
- o***e (105)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat Mulberry Folk Art sampler to add to my collection. Was grateful for the option to snag it at a bargain price while I could. In perfect condition, as described. It was packaged with cardboard to prevent bending, and shipped fast. Would highly recommend this independent shop!
- 0***3 (1456)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat product, just as seller described, speedy delivery, excellent value for the price packaged very well, with plenty of bubble wrap! Would definitely recommend this seller.