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In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

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Nguyen Tien Trung was born in 1947 in a small village in the Mekong Delta. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a schoolteacher. Trung was the youngest of six children.

In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

by Ken Knabb

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Trung's childhood was happy, but it was also marked by the turmoil of the Vietnam War. In 1961, when Trung was 14 years old, the Viet Cong launched an offensive against the South Vietnamese government. Trung's village was caught in the crossfire, and his family was forced to flee.

Trung and his family eventually made their way to a refugee camp in Cambodia. There, Trung met a Viet Cong recruiter, who convinced him to join the fight against the Americans and the South Vietnamese.

Trung was trained as a guerrilla fighter, and he quickly rose through the ranks. He became a platoon leader, and he led his men in a number of successful attacks against the enemy.

In 1968, Trung was captured by the South Vietnamese forces. He was tortured and interrogated, but he refused to give up any information about the Viet Cong.

Trung was sentenced to death, but he was eventually released as part of a prisoner exchange. He returned to the Viet Cong, and he continued to fight until the war ended in 1975.

After the war, Trung went on to become a successful businessman. He is now retired, and he lives in Ho Chi Minh City with his wife and children.

Trung's story is a powerful reminder of the human cost of war. He is a survivor, but he has also been deeply scarred by his experiences.

In the Crossfire is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Vietnam War. It is a gripping, first-hand account of the conflict from the perspective of a Vietnamese revolutionary.