TY - GEN T1 - Southern voices : Biet Dong and the National Liberation Front T2 - Book collections on Project MUSE. A1 - Dedrick, Michael Robert A2 - Giebel, Christoph, 1959- LA - English LA - Vietnamese PP - Lexington PB - University Press of Kentucky YR - 2022 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1304352008 AB - "Southern Voices: Biet Dong and the National Liberation Front presents oral histories from former members of an elite squad of Viet Cong operatives, focusing on their experiences during what is known, in Vietnam, as the American War. Author Michael Robert Dedrick conducted interviews with eight former Biet Dong (the equivalent of Ranger or Special Forces divisions in the US military) and sheds new light on this clandestine group. Best known for their role in the 1968 Tet Offensive, the Biet Dong in the south were organized units hiding in plain sight. Members included farmers, tradespeople, agents, spies, monks, students, intellectuals, and journalists--both young and old, men and women. They were highly patriotic, politically motivated, and very secretive, operating in three-person cells under aliases. Their voices and experiences emerge in this bilingual volume. In recent years, historians have made greater use of Vietnamese primary sources and transformed the study of one of the twentieth century's most controversial conflicts. Ably curated by Dedrick--who also offers his own perspectives as a veteran and peace activist--the firsthand accounts in Southern Voices add a new layer to the history of the Vietnam War and its aftermath"-- OP - 166 CN - DS559.5 SN - 9780813156040 SN - 0813156041 SN - 9780813156149 SN - 0813156149 SN - 9780813155951 SN - 0813155959 KW - Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam : Officials and employees : Interviews. KW - Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam KW - Soldiers : Vietnam (Republic) : Personal narratives. KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 : Personal narratives. KW - Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 : Récits personnels. KW - Military. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. KW - Southeast Asia. KW - Asia. KW - HISTORY. KW - Soldiers KW - Employees KW - Vietnam (Republic) KW - Asian history. KW - History. KW - 1961-1975 KW - Electronic books. KW - interviews. KW - Personal narratives KW - Interviews KW - Personal narratives. KW - Interviews. KW - Récits personnels. ER -