Echoes of the Mekong (Signed First Edition, First Printing)

Huchthausen, Peter A.; Lung, Nguyen Thi

ISBN 10: 1877853410 / ISBN 13: 9781877853418

Published by Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company, 1996

About this Item

First Edition inscribed by co-author Peter Huchthausen of this interesting account of incident involving an American river patrol officer and a Vietnamese in the midst of the Vietnam War. Then Lt. Peter Huchthausen rescued Nguyen Thi Lung during an incident in the Mekong River Delta in 1967. Later in the war, Thi Lung's community would fall under the control of North Vietnam and she would escape from the regime. Years later, with Huchthausen's help, she expatriates to the United States. Inscribed by Peter Huchthausen to previous owners on the half title page. Black cloth, 165 pages, illustrated. Light general wear.

Seller Inventory # 012744

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Echoes of the Mekong (Signed First Edition, First Printing)
• Publisher: Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1877853410
• ISBN 13: 9781877853418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A former U.S. Navy riverboat commander in Vietnam and a young Vietnamese woman relate their experiences along the Mekong River during the war

About the Author

Captain Peter A. Huchthausen, USN, (1939-2008) served aboard destroyers and commanded a river patrol section in Vietnam. After the war, he became an intelligence officer and served as the US Naval attache in Yugoslavia, Romania, and the Soviet Union. He retired from the navy in 1990.