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Mission On the Ho Chi Minh Trail : Nature, Myth, and War in Viet Nam
author
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Stevens, Richard L.
publisher
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University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0806127686
print isbn13
:
9780806127682
ebook isbn13
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9780585124667
language
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English
subject
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--United States, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American, Stevens, Richard L.,--1939-
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
DS558.S74 1995eb
ddc
:
959.704/38
subject
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Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--United States, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American, Stevens, Richard L.,--1939-
Page iii
Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nature, Myth, and War in Viet Nam
By Richard L. Stevens
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN
Page iv
BY RICHARD L. STEVENS
The Trail: A History of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Role of Nature in the War in Viet Nam (New York, 1993)
Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail: Nature, Myth, and War in Viet Nam (Norman, 1995)
This book is published with the generous assistance of The McCasland Foundation, Duncan, Oklahoma.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stevens, Richard L., 1939 Mission on the Ho Chi Minh trail : nature, myth, and war in Viet Nam / by Richard L. Stevens. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8061-2768-6 1. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975-United States. 2. Ho Chi Minh Trail. 3. Vietnamese Conflict, 19611975Personal nar ratives, American. 4. Stevens, Richard L., 1939 . I. Title. DS558.S74 1995 959.704'38-dc2095-10198 CIP
Book designed by Bill Cason
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc.
Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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To Maria Fernandez Rodriguez with love and thanks
Page vii
Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Overture
3
Introduction
5
Sources
7
Chapters
1. Vit and the Grim Reapers: The Call to Adventure
12
2. Machine in the Forest
46
3. Deep Play in the Belly of the Whale: Passage into the Realm of Night
95
4. The Gloomy Wood and the Poison Trees
142
5. Separation-Initiation-Return
181
6. The Road of Trials, or the Dangerous Aspect of the Gods
191
Notes
253
Glossary
257
Bibliography
263
Index
267
Page ix
Illustrations
Photographs
Vit and an unidentified major ready to fly recon on the Trail
Following page 131
The author and Vit before the raid on Triu Phong
Vit and the "NVA"
The author on Firebase Ann
Vit, Ramos, Captain Mao, and a 3rd Battalion advisor
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