{"product_id":"a-spear-carrier-in-viet-nam-michael-e-tolle-9781476675978","title":"A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam: Memoir of an American Civilian in Country, 1967 and 1970-1972","description":"\u003cp\u003e There was another war in Vietnam, one that mostly did not make the headlines: the campaign to \"win the hearts and minds\" of the Vietnamese people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fought not with artillery and helicopters but with food, medicine and shelter for civilians devastated by the conflict, the effort was unprecedented in U.S. history, involving both military and civilian personnel working together in widely spread areas of the countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part history and part memoir, this book chronicles an overlooked aspect of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with a focus on the war victims and refugees who were most tragically affected by the carnage. The author recounts his two years \"in-country\" as an aid worker and tells how the humanitarian effort was conducted and why it failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael E. Tolle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147667597X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476675978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Michael E. Tolle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123898904831,"sku":"9781476675978","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_202b532b-d3e9-47c2-ac98-9157fe7d5abc.jpg?v=1687433545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-spear-carrier-in-viet-nam-michael-e-tolle-9781476675978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}