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9781623170127: Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War
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ISBN 10: 1623170125 ISBN 13: 9781623170127
Casa editrice: North Atlantic Books, 2016

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A Vietnam War veteran paints a searing portrait of his one-year tour of duty as an Army draftee, shedding light on the emotional and physical casualties of war 

In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shatter his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between “lifers” and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately, he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allows him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness.
 
Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effect of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice it, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggle to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory.

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Perry A. Ulander served in Vietnam from December 1969 to December 1970 as a Spec 4 infantryman in Bravo Company with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Central Highlands. After his military service he worked as a journeyman carpenter, carpenter foreman, project superintendent, and project manager in the Seattle area. He attended the University of Illinois and the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

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Editore
North Atlantic Books
Data di pubblicazione
2016
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1623170125
ISBN 13 
9781623170127
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
256
Contatto del produttore
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