Author: Alice Swann
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973634945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
I always had felt the deep desire to write about my unusual journey from Saigon to Ottawa, which occurred during the first thirty-four years of my existence. My story is a story of faith as I converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1962 in Belgium. As a witness of Vietnam historythanks to my family whose many members and friends had been part of that historyI had served also the Republic of Vietnam, but my diplomatic position was cut short by the political and military tragic events happening in Saigon in 1975. My odyssey had unexpected crossroads, honors, sorrows, and love stories. I was also the first Vietnamese girl who had represented her country at a magnificent mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI in the Basilica St. Peter on December 8, 1966. I narrated how my journey had begun and what had happened, which made it feel like an incredible tale.
My Journey from Saigon to Ottawa
Author: Alice Swann
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973634945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
I always had felt the deep desire to write about my unusual journey from Saigon to Ottawa, which occurred during the first thirty-four years of my existence. My story is a story of faith as I converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1962 in Belgium. As a witness of Vietnam historythanks to my family whose many members and friends had been part of that historyI had served also the Republic of Vietnam, but my diplomatic position was cut short by the political and military tragic events happening in Saigon in 1975. My odyssey had unexpected crossroads, honors, sorrows, and love stories. I was also the first Vietnamese girl who had represented her country at a magnificent mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI in the Basilica St. Peter on December 8, 1966. I narrated how my journey had begun and what had happened, which made it feel like an incredible tale.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973634945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
I always had felt the deep desire to write about my unusual journey from Saigon to Ottawa, which occurred during the first thirty-four years of my existence. My story is a story of faith as I converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1962 in Belgium. As a witness of Vietnam historythanks to my family whose many members and friends had been part of that historyI had served also the Republic of Vietnam, but my diplomatic position was cut short by the political and military tragic events happening in Saigon in 1975. My odyssey had unexpected crossroads, honors, sorrows, and love stories. I was also the first Vietnamese girl who had represented her country at a magnificent mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI in the Basilica St. Peter on December 8, 1966. I narrated how my journey had begun and what had happened, which made it feel like an incredible tale.
Lost from the Ottawa
Author: Pun Plamondon
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412022657
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The story of a Native boy born in a mental hospital 1945, and adopted into a white world. Details his epic journey around the world, through drugs and prison and being the FBI's most-wanted fugitive as he searched for family and tribe.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412022657
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The story of a Native boy born in a mental hospital 1945, and adopted into a white world. Details his epic journey around the world, through drugs and prison and being the FBI's most-wanted fugitive as he searched for family and tribe.
Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV
Author: Stephen Wynn
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN: 147384598X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Following the Geneva Accords in 1954, Vietnam found itself separated into North and South, with communist North Vietnam under the control of Ho Chi Min. At the same time, the International Commission for Supervision and Control (ICSC) was established, whose role it was to oversee the implementation of the Accords. On 18 October 1965, an ICSC aircraft, F-BELV, was on a regular weekly flight from Saigon to Hanoi, stopping at Pnohm Penh, in Cambodia, and Vientiane, in Laos. Twenty minutes after leaving Vientiane, the captain contacted the authorities at Hanoi to give his ETA, but the aircraft never arrived. It is believed to be the only aircraft never to have been recovered from the Vietnam War. But what really happened and why? Did the aircraft crash, or was it shot down? Did it happen over Laos or North Vietnam? Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV examines all aspects of the Vietnam War, particularly the events of 1965, and how tensions in the region heightened as the first American combat troops arrived in Vietnam. It investigates the role of the CIA, and whether their involvement had any bearing on the disappearance of flight F-BELV. It looks at those on board the aircraft, including James Sylvester Byrne, a sergeant in the Canadian Army and a relation to the author of this book. Was he just a regular soldier? Or was he really an intelligence officer gathering information to share with the Americans?
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN: 147384598X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Following the Geneva Accords in 1954, Vietnam found itself separated into North and South, with communist North Vietnam under the control of Ho Chi Min. At the same time, the International Commission for Supervision and Control (ICSC) was established, whose role it was to oversee the implementation of the Accords. On 18 October 1965, an ICSC aircraft, F-BELV, was on a regular weekly flight from Saigon to Hanoi, stopping at Pnohm Penh, in Cambodia, and Vientiane, in Laos. Twenty minutes after leaving Vientiane, the captain contacted the authorities at Hanoi to give his ETA, but the aircraft never arrived. It is believed to be the only aircraft never to have been recovered from the Vietnam War. But what really happened and why? Did the aircraft crash, or was it shot down? Did it happen over Laos or North Vietnam? Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV examines all aspects of the Vietnam War, particularly the events of 1965, and how tensions in the region heightened as the first American combat troops arrived in Vietnam. It investigates the role of the CIA, and whether their involvement had any bearing on the disappearance of flight F-BELV. It looks at those on board the aircraft, including James Sylvester Byrne, a sergeant in the Canadian Army and a relation to the author of this book. Was he just a regular soldier? Or was he really an intelligence officer gathering information to share with the Americans?
Canadian Peacekeepers in Indochina 1954-1973
Author: Arthur E. Blanchette
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0919614965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This is a collection of personal reminiscences and first-hand recollections of diplomatic service in war-torn Indochina beginning in the late 1950s with the International Supervisory Commission and concluding with the last days of that terrible and desperate war in Viet Nam. These remarkable essays throw much new light on Canada's foreign policy in the far east, and they also provide us with rare insights into the ill-fated American operations. Contributors range from those who served with ambassadorial rank to those who lent support in more modest capacities.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0919614965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This is a collection of personal reminiscences and first-hand recollections of diplomatic service in war-torn Indochina beginning in the late 1950s with the International Supervisory Commission and concluding with the last days of that terrible and desperate war in Viet Nam. These remarkable essays throw much new light on Canada's foreign policy in the far east, and they also provide us with rare insights into the ill-fated American operations. Contributors range from those who served with ambassadorial rank to those who lent support in more modest capacities.
My Journey From Saigon to Ottawa
Author: Alice Swann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952852282
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952852282
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Canadians in War and Peacekeeping
Author: John Gardam
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
ISBN: 9781894263283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
ISBN: 9781894263283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Henry Kissinger The Complete Memoirs E-book Boxed Set
Author: Henry Kissinger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476760802
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 3799
Book Description
This ebook boxed set includes 3 complete memoirs of Henry Kissinger, detailing his life and work. White House Years: One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, White House Years covers Henry Kissinger’s first four years (1969–1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Years of Upheaval: This second volume of Henry Kissinger’s monumental memoirs covers his years as President Richard Nixon’s Secretary of State (1972–1974), including the ending of the Vietnam War, the 1973 Middle East War and oil embargo, Watergate, and Nixon’s resignation. Years of Upheaval opens with Dr. Kissinger being appointed Secretary of State. Years of Renewal: This third and final volume of memoirs completes a major work of contemporary history. The third & final volume begins with the resignation of Nixon and takes the reader through the years of Ford's administration, in which Kissinger continued to play a decisive role. Years of Renewal is the triumphant conclusion of a major achievement and a book that will stand the test of time as a historical document of the first rank.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476760802
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 3799
Book Description
This ebook boxed set includes 3 complete memoirs of Henry Kissinger, detailing his life and work. White House Years: One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, White House Years covers Henry Kissinger’s first four years (1969–1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Years of Upheaval: This second volume of Henry Kissinger’s monumental memoirs covers his years as President Richard Nixon’s Secretary of State (1972–1974), including the ending of the Vietnam War, the 1973 Middle East War and oil embargo, Watergate, and Nixon’s resignation. Years of Upheaval opens with Dr. Kissinger being appointed Secretary of State. Years of Renewal: This third and final volume of memoirs completes a major work of contemporary history. The third & final volume begins with the resignation of Nixon and takes the reader through the years of Ford's administration, in which Kissinger continued to play a decisive role. Years of Renewal is the triumphant conclusion of a major achievement and a book that will stand the test of time as a historical document of the first rank.
Pentagon Rules on Media Access to the Persian Gulf War
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
White House Years
Author: Henry Kissinger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857207105
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
Book Description
This monumental work, covering Kissinger's first four years (1969-1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and President Nixon's closest advisor on foreign policy, is one of the most significant books to come out of the Nixon administration. Among the countless moments Kissinger recalls in White House Years are his first meeting with Nixon, his secret trip to China, the first SALT negotiations, the Jordan crisis of 1970, the India-Pakistan war of 1971, and the historic summit meetings in Moscow and Beijing in 1972. He offers insights into the Middle East conflicts, Anwar Sadat's break with the Soviet Union, the election of Salvador Allende in Chile, issues of defense strategy, and relations with Europe and Japan. Other highlights are his relationship with Nixon, brilliant portraits of major foreign leaders, and his views on handling crises and the art of diplomacy. Few men have wielded as much influence on American foreign policy as Henry Kissinger. White House Years, his own record, makes an invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857207105
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
Book Description
This monumental work, covering Kissinger's first four years (1969-1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and President Nixon's closest advisor on foreign policy, is one of the most significant books to come out of the Nixon administration. Among the countless moments Kissinger recalls in White House Years are his first meeting with Nixon, his secret trip to China, the first SALT negotiations, the Jordan crisis of 1970, the India-Pakistan war of 1971, and the historic summit meetings in Moscow and Beijing in 1972. He offers insights into the Middle East conflicts, Anwar Sadat's break with the Soviet Union, the election of Salvador Allende in Chile, issues of defense strategy, and relations with Europe and Japan. Other highlights are his relationship with Nixon, brilliant portraits of major foreign leaders, and his views on handling crises and the art of diplomacy. Few men have wielded as much influence on American foreign policy as Henry Kissinger. White House Years, his own record, makes an invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time.
Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965
Author: Pierre Asselin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520287495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Using new and largely inaccessible Vietnamese sources as well as French, British, Canadian and American archives, Pierre Asselin sheds valuable light on Hanoi's path to war. Step by step the narrative makes Hanoi's revolutionary strategy from the end of the French Indochina War to the start of the Anti-American Resistance Struggle for Reunification and National Salvation (the Vietnam War) transparent. The book reveals how North Vietnamese leaders moved from a cautious policy emphasizing nonviolent political and diplomatic struggle to a far riskier pursuit of military victory"--
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520287495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Using new and largely inaccessible Vietnamese sources as well as French, British, Canadian and American archives, Pierre Asselin sheds valuable light on Hanoi's path to war. Step by step the narrative makes Hanoi's revolutionary strategy from the end of the French Indochina War to the start of the Anti-American Resistance Struggle for Reunification and National Salvation (the Vietnam War) transparent. The book reveals how North Vietnamese leaders moved from a cautious policy emphasizing nonviolent political and diplomatic struggle to a far riskier pursuit of military victory"--