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Edison 64: A Tragedy in Vietnam and at Home

Edison 64: A Tragedy in Vietnam and at Home - Paperback

by Richard Sand
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard Sand, Tom Ridge, Ron CastillePublish date:5/7/2025Pages:278
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Misti MediaISBN-13:9781963479768ISBN-10:1963479769UPC:9781963479768Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, MemoirsBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCSJVCQF0K

WINNER: Gold Medal in the History Genre 2019 by Military Writers Society of America

WINNER: Independent Press Award

WINNER: LitPick Top Choice Book Review Award

The Vietnam War represents a dark period in the history of the United States. Scores of young men (and many women) went off to a foreign land to fight a war of unclear intentions. For those that came home, years of PTSD and anything but a hero's welcome would be there to meet them. For a large number of others, there was no coming home alive.

For the community of North Philadelphia, the death and heartache of the Vietnam War would affect them more drastically than any other. 64 students from Edison High School would be killed in combat, more than any other school in the country.

Now, for the first time, author and historian Richard Sand shines the light on these brave 64, and the effect of the loss of life on their school and community. Collecting stories from both survivors who made it home and from family members of those who didn't, as well as photos of the fallen soldiers, Sand weaves a tapestry of history that shows the very human toll that war takes on society, communities and the people who have no choice but to go through the horrors and emerge on the other side.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Misti MediaISBN-13:9781963479768ISBN-10:1963479769UPC:9781963479768Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, MemoirsBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCSJVCQF0K
Sand, Richard: - Richard M. Sand is a well-known historian, college professor, award-winning author, and practicing attorney. He was an honors graduate of Temple University, where he was president of the English Honor Society and graduated from New York University Law School. His first published work, Tunnel Runner was hailed by Today's Librarian, "Fans of the espionage thriller rejoice!" Then came the award-winning Lucas Rook Mystery Series, which was acclaimed by Publisher's Weekly, Book Sense, Book List, American Library Association, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, Omaha Herald and numerous others. He was also awarded the "Gold Medal" for history writing by the Military Writers Society of America.
Publisher: Misti Media

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Richard Sand, Tom Ridge, Ron Castille

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Richard Sand

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