Through powerful personal narratives and photographs, this examination of the lives touched by the Vietnam War draws from the experience of those people, both American and Vietnamese, affected by the war on the battlefront and at home. Stories recounted include those of the soldiers, nurses, refugees, Amerasians, and of those who fearfully awaited the return of friends and family members. Ultimately, the stories reflect moments of history in the hope and despair that define individuals' lives.
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"A complex view, from both the American and Vietnamese vantage point that is full of emotion and insight." -- Willis E. Hartshorn: Director of the International Center of Photography in New York
"A valuable contribution to the literature of the war, marked by the unusual diversity of voices it records." -- Marilyn B. Young: Professor, History, New York University and author of The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990
"Anyone who was in any way touched by the Vietnam War will find this book deeply moving and hauntingly evocative." -- Robin Moore: Former Green Beret and award winning author of The Green Berets and The French Connection
"It is a powerful and monumental work, and a weapon against future wars." -- Jan C. Scruggs, Esq.: President, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. and founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
"The photographs and stories . . . evoke Vietnam's bloody and tragic past at the same time that they capture its present." -- Philip Caputo: Pulitzer Prize winner, former Vietnam veteran, and best-selling author of A Rumor of War, a highly acclaimed memoir of his experiences in Vietnam
"The photographs and stories of Charlene Edwards' book evoke Vietnam's bloody and tragic past at the same time that they capture its present." -- Philip Caputo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
"This emotion-packed book . . . offers another step in the healing process for anyone touched by this tragic war. It is a powerful and monumental work, and a weapon against future wars." -- Jan C. Scruggs, president, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.
"A valuable contribution to the literature of the war, marked by the unusual diversity of voices it records." -- Marilyn B. Young: Professor, History, New York University and author of The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990
"Anyone who was in any way touched by the Vietnam War will find this book deeply moving and hauntingly evocative." -- Robin Moore: Former Green Beret and award winning author of The Green Berets and The French Connection
"It is a powerful and monumental work, and a weapon against future wars." -- Jan C. Scruggs, Esq.: President, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. and founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
"The photographs and stories . . . evoke Vietnam's bloody and tragic past at the same time that they capture its present." -- Philip Caputo: Pulitzer Prize winner, former Vietnam veteran, and best-selling author of A Rumor of War, a highly acclaimed memoir of his experiences in Vietnam
"The photographs and stories of Charlene Edwards' book evoke Vietnam's bloody and tragic past at the same time that they capture its present." -- Philip Caputo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
"This emotion-packed book . . . offers another step in the healing process for anyone touched by this tragic war. It is a powerful and monumental work, and a weapon against future wars." -- Jan C. Scruggs, president, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.
About the Author
Charlene Edwards is a writer and photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Daily News, the Boston Globe, and the Chicago Tribune. She was a set photographer and photo and writing researcher for The Class of the 20th Century, a series for the A&E Network. She lives in New York City.
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Format:Hardcover
Even if you couldn't read the words, the stunning photographs alone in this work would reveal the depth and range of emotion endured by everyone touched by the Vietnam conflict. Each personal vignette carries a similar theme - why were we there, how did the atrocities of the war effect me, where am I today? Sadly, there are more tragedies than triumphs, as with all wars, but so poignantly true in this one. Yet, you must go back with these people, imagine what it was like for them, remember how you experienced those times, and hopefully emerge with a compassionate understanding of what it all meant.
There are other books out there titled Voices from Vietnam, but Ms. Edwards has listened to these particular voices and played them back as a ringing chorus that will move you to forgive but never forget the victims on both sides of this war.
Format:Paperback
Charlene Edwards has put together a wonderfully deverse and mosaic puzzle that refects the human side of the Vietnam War. She has captured the spiritual and emotional energies of those she interviewed and photographed in her book. The book not only has wonderful photos but the text bleeds with heart felt stories.
Her 10 year quest to share the feelings and images of those personal experiences was a gift to the rest of us. I found myself moved to tears at times, by the images and stories she has introduced us to in her book. I am richer for having had the experience of reading this book.
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Format:Hardcover
Voices from Vietnam is a brilliant and riveting collection of images and essays that brought the Vietnam war alive to someone who was born at its conclusion. It is a must-read for anyone who served in the war or had loved ones who did. As the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, the stories in this book have been instrumental in helping me to understand some of the things my father experienced as a soldier in this war. This compelling book shares stories from every possible perspective, yet the themes of pain, suffering, survival and triumph are very much the same. This is a very personal, very human look at the affects of war. I highly recommend it as a tool for healing and for understanding.
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Voices From Vietnam was written by someone who was very young when this war took place, but who was drawn to it and remained dedicated to the understanding of it for the rest of... Read more
Published on Dec 6 2002 by Melissa Jossa
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A Masterpiece
In the thirty or so years since my tour of duty in Vietnam, I have read dozens of books on the tragedy of the Vietnam War. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2002 by Frederick A. Pereira, M.D.
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A compelling photographic odyssey
Written and photographed by Charlene Edwards, Voices From Vietnam is an informative history, a compelling photographic odyssey, and an emotionally moving testimonial to the... Read more
Published on Nov 16 2002 by Midwest Book Review
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A Must Read!!
This book is unlike most others about Vietnam. It isn't another history book. It challenges you to open your eyes and view those involved with the war in an entirely new light. Read more
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Voices From Vietnam
I expected this book to be like many others on Vietnam. Thankfully, it wasn't. It is a beautiful, compassionate book about both Americans and Vietnamese and the affect of the... Read more
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Rich, Haunting, Beautiful...
This beautiful book looks at the Vietnam War--or the American War, depending on your perspective--with the unflinching gaze of those who lived and continue to live its... Read more
Published on Nov 6 2002
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