From Booklist , April 15, 1995
What is Vietnam really like? Borton presents the stories of Vietnamese village women who lived through what they call "the American War." Frequently in Vietnam since the late 1960s, Borton, the first American allowed to live in a Vietnamese village since the war's end, listened to the gentle and fierce women warriors who smuggled weapons hidden in fish sauce, concocted camouflage from banana leaves, dug tunnels, carried messages through enemy territory, gave away their children to keep them safe, and all the while tended to the daily work of village life--providing food, burying and visiting the dead, observing religious holidays, midwifing babies. Borton retells these women's stories with an ear experienced in the language, an eye for the details of village life, and deep compassion and respect for the Vietnamese people. Besides bringing us fresh perspectives on the war, she educates us about Vietnamese history and customs in a truly remarkable book. Mary Ellen Sullivan
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Synopsis
A memoir commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and recalls the stories of women in the struggle against the French, from a young intellectual to an eighty-one-year-old peasant who stitched the national flag in 1940. 20,000 first printing. $17,500 ad/promo. Tour. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Synopsis
Borton's women friends recall their war stories of climbing mountains, hiding in rivers, capturing prisoners, transporting hidden guns, and mourning their dead. From a young intellectual to the 81-year-old peasant who stitched the national flag, their words convey to American readers the ordinary people against whom we fought. 24 pages of photos.

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