The soldiers' story : Vietnam in their own words : an illustrated edition, with historic images from the National Archives /
Steinman, Ron,1934-
"This book is about the Vietnam War as seen and felt by the young men who were there. . . .  We conducted extensive interviews for the six-hour documentary series 'The Soldiers Story,' produced by ABC News for The Learning Channel.  Our mandate for the television series was to let these men tell stories of their life in battle: under siege at Khe Sanh, in ambush at the battle of the la Drang Valley, and during the Tet Offensive, the air war, the secret war, and the Fall of Saigon.  Of the more than 150 men we talked to on and off camera, 76 are in this book.  Unlike a documentary film, which allows very little time for an individual to be heard, a book has the luxury of length.  Here, in these pages, these men can and do express themselves fully.  This is their personal story, not a formal or complete history of their lives in Vietnam or the Vietnam War."--Introduction.
"This book is about the Vietnam War as seen and felt by the young men who were there. . . .  We conducted extensive interviews for the six-hour documentary series 'The Soldiers Story,' produced by ABC News for The Learning Channel.  Our mandate for the television series was to let these men tell stories of their life in battle: under siege at Khe Sanh, in ambush at the battle of the la Drang Valley, and during the Tet Offensive, the air war, the secret war, and the Fall of Saigon.  Of the more than 150 men we talked to on and off camera, 76 are in this book.  Unlike a documentary film, which allows very little time for an individual to be heard, a book has the luxury of length.  Here, in these pages, these men can and do express themselves fully.  This is their personal story, not a formal or complete history of their lives in Vietnam or the Vietnam War."--Introduction.
Includes index.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975