Author: Somboun Joy Niravanh
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514434954
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
I would like to share a part of my ancestral culture and history using a story I have written of a beloved elephant. The elephant graces the once-royal flag and is the old symbol of a soon-to-be-forgotten monarchy of the country of Lao. The Southeast Asian wars of the nineteen hundreds were fought by brave souls who were misled by greedy and corrupt men who only wanted to seek absolute power and control and ended the reign of the Lan Xang Kingdom. For seven hundred years, many different ethnicities have settled in this lush jungle paradise. It was never the land of any particular group as many shared its majestic mountains and tropical lowlands, and all called their home the land of a million elephants. Enjoy the story.
Land of a Million Elephants
Author: Somboun Joy Niravanh
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514434954
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
I would like to share a part of my ancestral culture and history using a story I have written of a beloved elephant. The elephant graces the once-royal flag and is the old symbol of a soon-to-be-forgotten monarchy of the country of Lao. The Southeast Asian wars of the nineteen hundreds were fought by brave souls who were misled by greedy and corrupt men who only wanted to seek absolute power and control and ended the reign of the Lan Xang Kingdom. For seven hundred years, many different ethnicities have settled in this lush jungle paradise. It was never the land of any particular group as many shared its majestic mountains and tropical lowlands, and all called their home the land of a million elephants. Enjoy the story.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514434954
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
I would like to share a part of my ancestral culture and history using a story I have written of a beloved elephant. The elephant graces the once-royal flag and is the old symbol of a soon-to-be-forgotten monarchy of the country of Lao. The Southeast Asian wars of the nineteen hundreds were fought by brave souls who were misled by greedy and corrupt men who only wanted to seek absolute power and control and ended the reign of the Lan Xang Kingdom. For seven hundred years, many different ethnicities have settled in this lush jungle paradise. It was never the land of any particular group as many shared its majestic mountains and tropical lowlands, and all called their home the land of a million elephants. Enjoy the story.
Land of a Million Elephants
Author: John E. G. De Domenico
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
ISBN: 9781896182803
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
ISBN: 9781896182803
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Search and Clear
Author: William J. Searle
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879724290
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Search and Clear demonstrates that the seeds of war were implicit in American culture, distinguishes between literature spawned by Vietnam and that of other conflicts, reviews the literary merits of works both well and little known, and explores the assumptions behind and the persistence of stereotypes associated with the consequences of the Vietnam War. It examines the role of women in fiction, the importance of gender in Vietnam representation, and the mythic patterns in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Essayists sharply scrutinize American values, conduct, and conscience as they are revealed in the craft of Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, Michael Herr, Stephen Wright, David Rabe, Bruce Weigl, and others.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879724290
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Search and Clear demonstrates that the seeds of war were implicit in American culture, distinguishes between literature spawned by Vietnam and that of other conflicts, reviews the literary merits of works both well and little known, and explores the assumptions behind and the persistence of stereotypes associated with the consequences of the Vietnam War. It examines the role of women in fiction, the importance of gender in Vietnam representation, and the mythic patterns in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Essayists sharply scrutinize American values, conduct, and conscience as they are revealed in the craft of Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, Michael Herr, Stephen Wright, David Rabe, Bruce Weigl, and others.
The Land of the Million Elephants
Author: Michael Ferrara
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517411817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Drawing from his experiences in the United States Air Force flying support missions in Laos during the Vietnam War, author Michael Ferrara makes his fiction debut with The Land of the Million Elephants-a thrilling spy novel that mixes action, adventure, and mystery in the Laotian theater of the Vietnam War Acting on orders from President Nixon and the head of the CIA himself, young agency operative Mark Knight sets out to stop the North Vietnamese drug trade in Laos and neutralize its catastrophic impact on US forces. He works with a team that includes a Hmong warrior, a Pentagon intelligence whiz, two decorated fighter pilots, and a very beautiful Laotian woman who acts as an assistant to the US ambassador. As Knight and his team get closer to unraveling the mystery, they discover the existence of a spy and a traitor to American war efforts-someone who will go to any length to protect their identity and secrets. Intriguing and intelligent, The Land of the Million Elephants sheds light on a little-known part of the Vietnam War, providing insightful social commentary in the form of a thrilling spy novel.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781517411817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Drawing from his experiences in the United States Air Force flying support missions in Laos during the Vietnam War, author Michael Ferrara makes his fiction debut with The Land of the Million Elephants-a thrilling spy novel that mixes action, adventure, and mystery in the Laotian theater of the Vietnam War Acting on orders from President Nixon and the head of the CIA himself, young agency operative Mark Knight sets out to stop the North Vietnamese drug trade in Laos and neutralize its catastrophic impact on US forces. He works with a team that includes a Hmong warrior, a Pentagon intelligence whiz, two decorated fighter pilots, and a very beautiful Laotian woman who acts as an assistant to the US ambassador. As Knight and his team get closer to unraveling the mystery, they discover the existence of a spy and a traitor to American war efforts-someone who will go to any length to protect their identity and secrets. Intriguing and intelligent, The Land of the Million Elephants sheds light on a little-known part of the Vietnam War, providing insightful social commentary in the form of a thrilling spy novel.
The Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants
Author: Joseph D. Celeski
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612006663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The untold story of US Special Forces in Laos, one of the longest secret wars of the Cold War—by a military historian and Special Forces veteran. The Secret War in Laos was one of the first “long wars” fought by US Special Forces, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now. Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos during the Laotian Civil War to prevent the Communist Pathet Lao from taking over the country. Operators disguised as civilians and answering only to “Mister,“ were delivered to the country by Air America, where they reported to the US Ambassador. With limited resources, they faced a country in chaos. Maps had large blank areas. and essential supplies often didn’t arrive at all. In challenging tropical conditions, they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with the Royal Lao Government. Shrouded in secrecy until the 1990s, this was one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Now, the story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612006663
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The untold story of US Special Forces in Laos, one of the longest secret wars of the Cold War—by a military historian and Special Forces veteran. The Secret War in Laos was one of the first “long wars” fought by US Special Forces, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now. Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos during the Laotian Civil War to prevent the Communist Pathet Lao from taking over the country. Operators disguised as civilians and answering only to “Mister,“ were delivered to the country by Air America, where they reported to the US Ambassador. With limited resources, they faced a country in chaos. Maps had large blank areas. and essential supplies often didn’t arrive at all. In challenging tropical conditions, they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with the Royal Lao Government. Shrouded in secrecy until the 1990s, this was one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Now, the story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans.
Sayaboury
Author: Kou Yang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781644100035
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781644100035
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Land of a Million Elephants
Author: Asa Baber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780091069407
Category : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780091069407
Category : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Lao Legends
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789748434469
Category : Folk literature, Lao
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789748434469
Category : Folk literature, Lao
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Reading the Wind"
Author: Timothy J. Lomperis
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822307495
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The decade following the American defeat in Vietnam has been filled with doubts about American politics and values, confusion over the lessons of the war, and anger about the physical and psychological suffering that occurred during the war as well as thereafter. In the years since the U.S. withdrawal, our need to make sense of Vietnam has prompted an outpouring of thinking and writing, from scholarly reappraisals of American foreign policy to highly personal accounts of participants. On the tenth anniversary of the final U. S. withdrawal, the Asia Society sponsored a conference on the Vietnam experience in American literature at which leading writers, critics, publishers, commentators, and academics wrestled with this phenomenon. Drawing on the synergy of this conference, Timothy J. Lomperis has produced an original work that focuses on the growing body of literature—including novels, personal accounts, and oral histories—which describes the experiences of American soldiers in Vietnam as well as the experience of veterans upon their return home.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822307495
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The decade following the American defeat in Vietnam has been filled with doubts about American politics and values, confusion over the lessons of the war, and anger about the physical and psychological suffering that occurred during the war as well as thereafter. In the years since the U.S. withdrawal, our need to make sense of Vietnam has prompted an outpouring of thinking and writing, from scholarly reappraisals of American foreign policy to highly personal accounts of participants. On the tenth anniversary of the final U. S. withdrawal, the Asia Society sponsored a conference on the Vietnam experience in American literature at which leading writers, critics, publishers, commentators, and academics wrestled with this phenomenon. Drawing on the synergy of this conference, Timothy J. Lomperis has produced an original work that focuses on the growing body of literature—including novels, personal accounts, and oral histories—which describes the experiences of American soldiers in Vietnam as well as the experience of veterans upon their return home.
100 Places Every Woman Should Go
Author: Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1932361472
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
With its breezy reviews and insightful advice, this title encourages women of any age to see the world--in a group, with a friend, or solo--and inspires them to create their own list of dreams. Griest highlights 100 special destinations and challenging activities.
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
ISBN: 1932361472
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
With its breezy reviews and insightful advice, this title encourages women of any age to see the world--in a group, with a friend, or solo--and inspires them to create their own list of dreams. Griest highlights 100 special destinations and challenging activities.