Home > Biographies & Memoirs > Biography: general > Biography: business & industry > Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War
Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War

Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War

          
5
4
3
2
1

Out of Stock


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Notify me when this book is in stock
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

The reader is invited to enter the lives of two young men with completely opposite views of the Vietnam War. One was a helicopter pilot, flying gunship in Hueys. The other enlisted in the Navy to keep from being drafted by the U. S. Army. From start to finish, the combined stories make a unique contribution to the field of literature. Slightly fictionalized to provide a coherent narrative and to protect their identities and the identities of a number of the supporting characters, the story line is amazing in revealing details that are true, almost beyond belief. Interestingly, both men chose to be called Jim - not Jimmy, Junior or Jimbo but Jim, with great determination! They met at historic Hay Street United Methodist Church in downtown Fayetteville. They both matriculated as students at Methodist College, now University, yet they never passed each other in the halls of that institution of higher learning. They both thought of adopting the children of their previously married wives, being genuine in their parental love for these three young stepsons. The earlier marriage of one of the spouses raised a lot of questions about her past. Both wives played significant roles in the telling of their husbands' stories. Furthermore, both of their fathers were WWII veterans, one a highly decorated paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge. The other father was on the island of Okinawa where he was a part of our Army's invasion into Japanese territory. He became a part of the "cleanup" operations after the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their lives took many twists and turns during those turbulent years. And if you read their backstories, you will be eager to continue with the in-between stuff of greatest importance. The by and by years, or the concluding years, find them living, peacefully, on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean or rivers that flow into the ocean's depths - or somewhere close by until they can get closer (second homes). While the writing is principally memoirs, it is also a sociological study of a significantly changing time, the 1960's and early 1970's. One assessor of this project says the book belongs on the shelves of university and public libraries. Unlike most books on this era, it is not written strictly from a hawk's or a dove's viewpoint. The reader is encouraged to seek middle ground as he leans into the interior of these two young men's hearts and minds. The Vietnam era found us badly divided as a nation, either supporting or not supporting the war. Is that where the deep division that divides us today originated? I, as the author, of these memoirs invite my readers to learn to be more kindly, instead of rigidly opinionated, as we look at the other person's point of view, politically, religiously or otherwise. Thank you for your interest in this project. --Wil I. Jackson


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781494837686
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 380
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 553 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1494837684
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jan 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform -
Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Looking Both Ways: Two Men Face War

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!