Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant
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Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 145873563X
ISBN-13 : 9781458735638
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Book Synopsis Seeing the Elephant by : Portland Jones

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by Portland Jones and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant story of a remarkable relationship between Frank Stevens, an Australian soldier sent to the Vietnamese Highlands to recruit and train the local hill tribes during the Vietnam War, and his Vietnamese translator, Minh. Nearly fifty years later, Minh, now living in Australia and seriously ill, remembers the experiences that he shared with Frank, and discovers that even amongst his traumatic memories, there is consolation and joy.


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