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In Pharaoh's army : memories of the lost war, Tobias Wolff
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- Summary
- In Pharaoh's Army is Tobias Wolff's unflinching account of his tour in Vietnam, his tangled journey there and back. Using his old wiles and talents, he passes through boot camp, trains as a paratrooper, volunteers for the Special Forces, studies Vietnamese, and - without really believing it himself - becomes an officer in the U.S. Army. Then, inexorably, he finds himself drawn into the war, sent to the Mekong Delta as adviser to a Vietnamese battalion." "More or less innocent, self-deluded but rapidly growing less so, he dedicates himself not to victory but to survival. For despite his impressive credentials, he recognizes in himself laughably little aptitude for the military life and no taste at all for the war. He ricochets between boredom and terror and grief for lost friends; then and in the years to come, he reckons the cost of staying alive." "A superb memoir of war, In Pharaoh's Army is an intimate recounting of the central event of our recent past. Once again Tobias Wolff has combined the art of the best fiction and the immediacy of personal history - with authority, humanity, and sure conviction
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition.
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Note
- Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
- Contents
-
- Thanksgiving special
- Command presence
- White man
- Close calls
- Duty
- A federal offense
- The lesson
- Old China
- I right a wrong
- Souvenir
- The rough humor of soldiers
- Civilian
- Last shot
- Isbn
- 9780679760238
- Label
- In Pharaoh's army : memories of the lost war
- Title
- In Pharaoh's army
- Title remainder
- memories of the lost war
- Statement of responsibility
- Tobias Wolff
- Title variation
- In Pharaohs army
- Title variation remainder
- memories of the lost war
- Subject
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- trueAuthors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueEmotions in men
- trueFathers and sons
- Personal narratives
- trueSoldiers
- Soldiers -- Biography
- trueVietnam -- History -- 1945-1975
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
- Wolff, Tobias, 1945-
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Pharaoh's Army is Tobias Wolff's unflinching account of his tour in Vietnam, his tangled journey there and back. Using his old wiles and talents, he passes through boot camp, trains as a paratrooper, volunteers for the Special Forces, studies Vietnamese, and - without really believing it himself - becomes an officer in the U.S. Army. Then, inexorably, he finds himself drawn into the war, sent to the Mekong Delta as adviser to a Vietnamese battalion." "More or less innocent, self-deluded but rapidly growing less so, he dedicates himself not to victory but to survival. For despite his impressive credentials, he recognizes in himself laughably little aptitude for the military life and no taste at all for the war. He ricochets between boredom and terror and grief for lost friends; then and in the years to come, he reckons the cost of staying alive." "A superb memoir of war, In Pharaoh's Army is an intimate recounting of the central event of our recent past. Once again Tobias Wolff has combined the art of the best fiction and the immediacy of personal history - with authority, humanity, and sure conviction
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 1995.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 1994.
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 155417
- Cataloging source
- PBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wolff, Tobias
- Dewey number
- 959.70438
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DS559.5
- LC item number
- .W64 1995
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wolff, Tobias
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Authors, American
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- memories of the lost war
- Label
- In Pharaoh's army : memories of the lost war, Tobias Wolff
- Note
- Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Thanksgiving special -- Command presence -- White man -- Close calls -- Duty -- A federal offense -- The lesson -- Old China -- I right a wrong -- Souvenir -- The rough humor of soldiers -- Civilian -- Last shot
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition.
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679760238
- Lccn
- 94011574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 33348372
- (OCoLC)33348372
- Label
- In Pharaoh's army : memories of the lost war, Tobias Wolff
- Note
- Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Thanksgiving special -- Command presence -- White man -- Close calls -- Duty -- A federal offense -- The lesson -- Old China -- I right a wrong -- Souvenir -- The rough humor of soldiers -- Civilian -- Last shot
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Vintage books edition.
- Extent
- 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679760238
- Lccn
- 94011574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 33348372
- (OCoLC)33348372
Subject
- trueAuthors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueEmotions in men
- trueFathers and sons
- Personal narratives
- trueSoldiers
- Soldiers -- Biography
- trueVietnam -- History -- 1945-1975
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
- Wolff, Tobias, 1945-
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