Tales of the Yellow Silk
by Derek Hart
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Author: Derek HartEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-25
ISBN: 0595236006
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: iUniverse
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Book Review: War in Vietnam - not pretty, but necessary
Summary: 5 Stars
Sergeant Kendle is a believable Army Ranger, tough but humane.
He has no trouble in leading his Delta Team into a tense patrol
battle, and likewise has no trouble in having an attraction to
Princess Mai Yop Dui. Unfortunately, he is wounded in an attempt
to escort out a valuable CIA operative, and several of his Team
members are killed. He winds up in the US hospital in Bangkok,
and from there the story moves on, and in gripping detail.
Summary of Tales of the Yellow Silk
Tales of the Yellow Silk is Derek Harts collection of short stories, covering Sergeant James Kendles brief tour of duty in Thailand from October 1974 to June 1975. The naïve young sergeant considered his assignment as both a grand adventure and exotic travelogue. Instead, he found himself embroiled in a highly sensitive love affair and assigned to a dangerous covert military operation.So, sit and read about a different kind of war. A war that had no rules, no sides, no objectives, no honor, no results, no history, no monuments, no winners, and no official players. It was real to those who lived it, men and women. Daily life was not filled with the dread of being killed by the civilian population, as in Vietnam. Americans patrolled, set ambushes, spied on the Khmer Rouge or Pathet Lao, and saw a lot of Cambodia or Laos, then came back for a cold beer.Still, some of them didnt come back at all.Literature & Fiction Books
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