VIETNAMERICA
The War Comes Home
Reviews
"In his exactly rendered, dramatic account of the lives of the children we fathered in Vietnam and left to the mercies of fortune, Thomas Bass lays bare the souls of two nations. His chronicle of unforseen consequences is a troubling, unflinching, profoundly humane achievement; it will undoubtedly prove to be one of the essential documents about that war and, by implication, all wars."
--- Tobias Wolff, In Pharaoh's Army"This is an astonishing and harrowing and deeply moving book about people who embody both the divisions and the unity of our country. The Amerasian children of the Vietnam War are now adults and living among us, and they call us to understand anew what it means to be an American. Vietnamerica is a very important book."
--- Robert Olen Butler, Good Scent from a Strange Mountain"As a mother of two Amerasian sons, I have been living in between two countries, Vietnam and America. I know about struggling for a place in two worlds. This book is shocking and invaluable."
--- Le Ly Hayslip, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places"This is a disturbing book. It forces us to face our history and therefore ourselves. It took a lot of dedication, along with a lot of skill, to conduct this investigation."
--- Daniel Schorr, Senior News Analyst National Public Radio"Vietnamerica is an astounding and sad tale of the living spoils of our Vietnam misadventure. In the stories of these children our nations connect in a way they never did on the battlefield. Intelligent, compelling, gut wrenching."
--- Col. David H. Hackworth, USA (ret.) Senior Defense Analyst, Newsweek"Vietnamerica compellingly depicts a pain behind the stories that is all too real and enduring. This book is a poignant, effective reminder that America's longest war did not end when the shooting stopped."
--- Publishers Weekly