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Part travelogue, part history, and part reflective meditation on conflict and reconciliation, Sherry Buchanan's new book offers both a personal and historical exploration of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, highlighting the critical role women militia and soldiers played in defending the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. Accompaniedā¦
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Sherry BuchananĀ takes us on the HoĀ Chi Minh trail in a riveting and as relevant a journey to study today as it was 50 years ago. She charts new territory - especially inĀ the vivid, often heartbreaking stories of women who fought in the war as teenagers and the forced roles of housewives who stood on rooftops facing death to shoot down US planes that bombed their homes. Buchanan details the countless centuries of Vietnam's perilous path to freedom. But herĀ vivid writing and crystal clear interviews with women--their youthful dreams and present-day realities--shine a powerful light on aā¦
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