365 Days
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AW54CM0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 339 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Exacting, Gripping and Stunning Amazon Customer I found out about _365 Days_ in an unusual way. I was reading Peter Straub's novel _The Throat_, in which the main character, a Vietnam vet investigating the murder of his friend's wife, spent his free time reading this doctor's memoir of the Vietnam conflict. Intrigued by the mention of a book within a book, and being both a doctor and an active duty soldier with an interest in history, I . The first and last cha[pters where what I exopected and the inside chapters where good but not from a doctor Was totally different from what I expected from a doctors point of view. The first and last cha[pters where what I exopected and the inside chapters where good but not from a doctor.Worth the read for sure especially the last chapter.. Haunting tales of Vietnam War This is a must read if you want to try to understand the horrors of war, from the perspective of those who lived it.
“A valuable and redemptive work.” —William Styron
Ronald Glasser was sent to Japan to work at the US Army hospital at Camp Zama. Thousands of soldiers arrived each month, demanding the help of every physician within reach. In 365 Days, Glasser reveals a candid and shocking account of that harrowing experience. Their stories bring to life a world of incredible bravery and suffering, one where “the young are suddenly left alone to take care of the young.” An instant classic of war literature, 365 Days is a remarkable, ground-level account of Vietnam’s human toll.. The classic and heartrending account of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of an army doctorIn 1968, as a serviceman in the Vietnam War, Dr. He gives voice to seventeen of his patients, wounded men counting down the days until they return home. It was the only general army hospital in Japan, and though Glasser was initially charged with tending to the children of officers and government officials, he was soon caught up in the waves of casualties that poured in from every Vietnam front