Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Do, Kiem, 1933- Title: Counterpart : a South Vietnamese naval officer's war / Kiem Do and Julie Kane. Publisher, Date: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [1998] ©1998 Description: xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm illustration Subjects: Do, Kiem, 1933- Vietnam (Republic). HL.ai qun -- Officers -- Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese. Other Author: Kane, Julie, 1952- Notes: 019831 ; *019832 LCCN: 98012206 ISBN: 1557501815 9781557501813 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 2 # Local items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewThe autobiography (cast in the third person, however) of a former deputy chief of staff for operations of the South Vietnamese navy is a useful history of a service few Americans have heard of and the story of a capable sea warrior. Do was born in what became North Vietnam, fled south with his parents, was educated at the French naval academy in the 1950s, and began serving in the South Vietnamese navy during the Diem regime. After 1963, he participated in the navy's expansion, training, and re-equipment by the U.S., saw combat and staff duty as well as commanded ships, and eventually, in 1975, before emigrating to the U.S. and becoming a teacher, organized the evacuation of many naval personnel. His account adds to general knowledge of the South Vietnamese professional military, who are walk-ons or parasites in too many other accounts of the war, and reminds us that for the Vietnamese, unlike most foreign soldiers, the war was no "one year, then back to the world" experience. --Roland Green Summary Presenting particular events from a Vietnamese perspective, this book offers an intimate look at the human side of war, at the Vietnamese culture, and at the relationship between the men of the Vietnamese Navy and their American counterparts. 17 photos. 2 maps. Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
