Kane, Rod Veteran's Day: A Viet Nam Memoir ISBN 13: 9780517569054

Veteran's Day: A Viet Nam Memoir - Hardcover

9780517569054: Veteran's Day: A Viet Nam Memoir
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Recounts the story of a young combat medic in Vietnam and his never-ending battle with the memories and nightmares the war left him

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From Library Journal:
As an 18-year-old combat medic, Kane witnessed the horror of war up close. The narrative of his subsequent physical and psychological breakdown upon return to the States occupies the major portion of this troubling memoir. Kane has frequent flashbacks, recurring malaria, and outbreaks of chloracne from Agent Orange exposure. He drinks excessively to facilitate falling asleep and ease continual nightmares. Finally, after years of torment, he voluntarily enters a VA hospital and joins Alcoholics Anonymous, which starts a beneficial healing process culminating in the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial in 1982. The writing is rich and evocative, at times suggesting insanity, and the description of Kane's group therapy with other Vietnam combat veterans is especially well done. Camp had a similarly difficult assignment as commander of an infantry company of Marines, yet he never seems to lose control. His methodical, almost businesslike narrative reveals a first-rate officer, with exemplary leadership qualities who can inspire men to accomplish the impossible in combat. He's a typical hard-nosed Marine, a model husband, and an intelligent leader. This book could serve as a training manual for Marine officers, though the combat sequences, which include the siege of Khe Sanh, are described with such precision and simplicity that anyone can understand the tactics involved. These two memoirs make an obviously striking contrast. Why are some men wrecked by the trauma of combat, yet others endure and go on to productive lives? It's a haunting, unanswerable question vividly posed by these two excellent narratives. Both are highly recommended.
- Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib . , Reno
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly:
Kane served as a combat medic in Vietnam (1965-66) and was in such bad shape on his return to the U.S. that his home appeared to him as an ambush site. After a prolonged period of boozing, brawling, job-hopping and multiple car-wrecks, he realized he needed help, joined a group-therapy program at a VA hospital near Washington, D.C., and began the process of recovery. "It's easy to go off to war," he remarks. "It's just so damn hard to come back from one." In 1985 he achieved a profound catharsis by taking part in the Welcome Home Parade in Washington, D.C., visiting the Wall on the Mall and mingling with men he knew in Vietnam. It took him some 20 years to come back from the war, and the story of how he did it is memorable and moving. Kane, a talented writer with an original voice, has produced a memoir that expresses grief for the dead and survivor's guilt with mad humor.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherCrown
  • Publication date1989
  • ISBN 10 0517569051
  • ISBN 13 9780517569054
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages314
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780517079386: Veteran's Day: A Viet Nam Memoir

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780517079386
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing, 1991
Hardcover

  • 9780961802219: Veterans Day 1985

    Combat...
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Kane,Rod
Published by Orion Books (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
Enterprise Books
(Chicago, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First American Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ New. No names or ANY markings. New DJ not pice clipped ($18.95) ; 314 pages. Seller Inventory # 967

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 7.50
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Crown (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0517569051

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 21.96
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Crown (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0517569051

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 27.29
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Crown (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0517569051

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 27.73
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by NY: Orion Books (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0517569051

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 30.45
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Orion Books (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition; First Printing. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased but have a small red dot to the page edges. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. This is a First Edition, First Printing ; "Recounts the story of a young combat medic in Vietnam and his never-ending battle with the memories and nightmares the war left him."; 9.4 X 6.3 X 1.4 inches; 314 pages. Seller Inventory # 22108

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 30.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Crown (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
The Book Spot
(Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks173036

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 59.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Rod Kane
Published by Crown (1990)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BowNError
(Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BK2365

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 55.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Kane, Rod
Published by Crown (1989)
ISBN 10: 0517569051 ISBN 13: 9780517569054
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BennettBooksLtd
(LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.45. Seller Inventory # Q-0517569051

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 62.34
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.20
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds