Voices from the Vietnam War : stories from American, Asian, and Russian veterans / Xiaobing Li.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Buddhist soldier defends a Catholic government -- Surviving the bloody jungle -- Electronic reconnaissance vs. guerrillas -- Communist regulars from the north -- People's war against Americans -- No final victory, no family life -- Russian missile officers in Vietnam -- Dragon's tale: Chinese troops in the jungle -- Chinese response to the U.S. rolling thunder campaign -- Russian spies in Hanoi -- Long days and endless nights: an artillery story -- And then they're gone... just like that -- No John Wayne movie: real bullets, real blood -- More than meets the eye: supporting the intelligence effort -- Medevac and medcap missions and more -- Drowning tears with laughter -- Life and death of an ARVN doctor -- Korean captain and his hospital -- "Loggie's" War: napalm, fuel, bombs, and sweat -- Support and survival in Thailand -- Three great escapes -- Chinese railroad engineering operations -- Perspectives on the war.