Charlie Companys Journey Home, Andrew Wiest
Charlie Companys Journey Home, Andrew Wiest
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Charlie Company's Journey Home
The Forgotten Impact on the Wives of Vietnam Veterans

Author: Andrew Wiest

Narrator: Kevin Kenerly

Unabridged: 12 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/21/2020


Synopsis

The Boys of ’67 and the War They Left BehindThe experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp—the fear, smell, pain, and camaraderie. Boys were turned into men, men were transformed into soldiers, and then from soldiers to warriors.These warriors had wives who shared in their transformations. Some marriages were strengthened, while for others men and their families were left emotionally and spiritually battered for years to come.Focusing in on a singular company’s experience of war and its eventual homecoming, Andrew Wiest discusses the shared experience of combat and both the darkness and resiliency of war’s aftermath.

About Andrew Wiest

Dr. Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Professor of History and the founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. Specializing in the study of World War I and Vietnam, he has served as a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Warfighting Strategy in the United States Air Force Air War College.Wiest’s titles include Vietnam’s Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN (New York University), which won the Society for Military History’s Distinguished Book Award, Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land (Osprey), and The Boys of ’67 (Osprey), which was the basis for the Emmy nominated National Geographic Channel documentary Brothers in War. He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with his wife Jill and their three children Abigail, Luke, and Wyatt.

About Kevin Kenerly

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on November 05, 2018

Netgalley review: I know very little about the Vietnam War. I saw this title available for request and figured it would be a good way to learn about life during the war from a female's perspective. It ended up being the perfect choice, because I got some insight into the war through letters and inter......more

Goodreads review by SundayAtDusk on August 16, 2018

Growing up during the 1960s and '70s, I read countless newspaper and magazine articles on the Vietnam War, as well as watched countless news stories on TV about it. Lo and behold, though, this is the first nonfiction book I have ever read on that war. It was not an easy read, either. While Andrew Wi......more

Goodreads review by bob on June 20, 2018

We are all still learning about the effects the Vietnam War had on us as a nation, and Andrew Wiest is helping us to see and heal. This story focuses more on the wives of the soldiers of Charlie Company and fills in the stories of "what happened" after they returned. Using mostly interviews and offi......more

Goodreads review by Star on November 16, 2021

These are the stories of those left at home, the families. A lot of attention on young people 17/18 years old marrying, husbands go to Vietnam, and in some cases babies are born, never meeting their father. Dilemmas with setting up homes at young ages. The author also explores the servicemen coming......more

Goodreads review by Shawna on July 11, 2022

Well researched and well written. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and hearing about the war from another perspective. I had to read it in small chunks in order to digest it. War is terrible. This is the first book that I’ve read from a wife/female perspective of the Vietnam War. This book is......more


Quotes

“A painful yet impressive account of the effects of war on the families left behind.” Kirkus Reviews

“Wiest writes well and with empathy for what the women went through. This is a novel look at the Vietnam War’s legacy that speaks to the experiences of military families today.” Publishers Weekly

“Written with such compelling narratives, you immerse instantly into one family after another. Unlike tales of war that end with a peace treaty, these battles continue decades later with haunting re-occurrence. The victories are for those that overcome.” Seattle Book Review