Name/Title
DS559.5.R47Entry/Object ID
2016.0128.0128Tags
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Next of Kin: a brother's journey to wartime Vietnam by Thomas L. ReillyContext
The book Next of Kin: A Brother’s Journey to Wartime Vietnam, by Thomas L. Reilly, tells the story of Thomas and his quest to find out what happened to his older brother, Ronald H. Reilly, after the U.S Army gave little explanation about the cause of his death. Thomas thought of his brother as a mentor and a hero. After the unexpected early deaths of their parents, Ronald protected his younger brother Thomas. For a time, Thomas lived in Ripon and graduated from Ripon High School in 1969. Next of Kin details how Thomas travels to wartime Vietnam, evades the police in Bangkok, is smuggled across the enemy-controlled Ho Chi Minh Trail into South Vietnam, fends for himself in Saigon, and survives a mortar attack and a bout with malaria all to find out the truth about his brother’s death.Collection
Ripon AuthorsAcquisition
Accession
2016.0128Source or Donor
Ripon Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsBook Details
Author
Reilly, Thomas LPublisher
Potomac Books, Inc.Date Published
2003Publication Subjects
Vietnam--Description and travel
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanCall No.
DS559.5.R47ISBN
1-57488-595-2LCCN
2003004490Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent
