Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It

New York: Random House, 1981. Fifth Printing. very good, good. 265, glossary, biographies, DJ somewhat scuffed and some wear to edges. Albert "Al" Santoli is an American writer and founder of the Asia America Initiative. He served in combat as a rifleman for the 25th Infantry Division in Dau Tieng. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics and teaches a course titled, "Counterterrorism through Cultural Engagement and Development." Santoli is an expert on national security, international relations, human rights, religious liberty, and refugee issues, especially regarding East, Central and Southeast Asia. He served as an adviser to key Members of the U.S. Congress, policymakers in Washington, D.C. and non-governmental organizations (NGO)s. In May 2014, Santoli was invited to provide keynote remarks at the Laos Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor his fellow veterans of the Vietnam War as well as Lao and Hmong veterans of the "U.S. Secret Army" who defended the Royal Kingdom of Laos during the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos. Oral histories of 33 tours of duty in rough chronological order, from December 1962 to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Spontaneous firsthand interviews with combat veterans of Vietnam reveal the horror and poignancy of their war in Southeast Asia and bring home that war's violence, intimacy, and unresolved trauma.