Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Myers |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | American prose literature |
ISBN | 0195053516 |
An assessment of the most important novels and memoirs written by Americans about Vietnam, considered under the headings of realism, the classical memoir, black humour, revised romanticism. and mnemonic narrative.
Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | James Watson (Chief.) |
Publisher | William Morrow |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780688143022 |
Recounts the history of the Navy SEALs from 1962, follows a SEAL team on various missions, and describes the weapons used by the SEALs.
Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | Perry A. Ulander |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2016-05-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1623170133 |
A Vietnam War veteran paints a searing portrait of his one-year tour of duty as an Army draftee, shedding light on the emotional and physical casualties of war In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shatter his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between “lifers” and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately, he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allows him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness. Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effect of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice it, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggle to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory.
Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | Perry A. Ulander |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2016-05-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1623170125 |
A Vietnam War veteran paints a searing portrait of his one-year tour of duty as an Army draftee, shedding light on the emotional and physical casualties of war In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shatter his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between “lifers” and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately, he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allows him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness. Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effect of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice it, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggle to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory.
Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Perkins |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2018-05-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1984525115 |
Numerous letters and films were sent to his sister Julie in California via a coffee can to which he drew upon to write an account of his experiences. This book, Walking Point, was a reliving but also a necessary catharsisa relief from the strong, repressed emotions. Walking point was his job in Nam, carrying him throughout his earth walk of seventy-three years and of always seeking what lies ahead.
Walking Point
Title | Walking Point PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Myers |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 1988-07-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0195363841 |
Arguing that the unprecedented nature of our first postmodernist war demanded either the revision of traditional modes of war writing or the discovery of new styles that would render the emotional and psychological center of a new national trauma, this study assesses the most important novels and personal memoirs written by Americans about the Vietnam War. Myers examines the work of Tim O'Brien, David Halberstam, Ward Just, Stephen Wright, John Del Vecchio, and others working in the modes of realism, the classical memoir, black humor, revised romanticism, and mnemonic narrative. Drawing on the work of thinkers such as Hayden White, Fredric Jameson, and Michel Foucault--whose understanding of the written text as a battleground of competing historical voices expands any definition of historical text--Myers defines the historical novel as a text that self-consciously and imaginatively shapes lived experience into a readable aesthetic form.
Opening Your Heart
Title | Opening Your Heart PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Brenninkmeyer |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781943173006 |
This introductory course has been designed for women who are brand new to Walking with Purpose as well as those with more experience in Bible study. The themes we'll explore are the timeless, foundational, core questions that people return to century after century. Delving into these topics will help fill holes in our spiritual foundations so that we have something firm to stand on when life gets shaky. A DVD series, Priorities complements the course. Immensely practical and encouraging, Opening Your Heart is the perfect starting point as you seek to grow closer to God.