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Operation Làm Quen: Motorcycling Rural Vietnam, One Landing Zone at a Time

Operation Làm Quen: Motorcycling Rural Vietnam, One Landing Zone at a Time


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A journey through Vietnam's hidden war history-told one back-road, battlefield, and roadside beer at a time. Operation Làm Quen: Motorcycling Rural Vietnam, One Landing Zone at a Time is a unique blend of travel writing, historical investigation, and personal reflection. Weaving together untold Vietnam War history, rural adventure, and wry observation, this memoir follows one man's solo motorcycle journey across Vietnam in search of the forgotten front lines of a war that shaped both nations-and continues to echo through their landscapes. From crumbling airstrips in the Highlands to jungle-claimed bunkers near the Cambodian border, the author explores abandoned U.S. and South Vietnamese bases, PAVN tunnel complexes, and makeshift war memorials rarely marked on tourist maps. Traveling by motorbike, he traces old supply lines, firebases, and ghost towns, encountering local veterans, roadside taverns, and small-town rhythms that reveal a Vietnam far from the polished tourist trail. Part travelogue, part battlefield archaeology, Operation Làm Quen blends sharp historical insight with dry humor and moments of quiet reverence. The result is a portrait of a country where the past is always present-beneath the soil, in the stories of villagers, and in the tension between modern life and lingering memory. Whether navigating the misty passes near the DMZ, trading stories with war descendants in noodle shops, or stumbling across rusted base complexes in the jungle, the author remains an outsider trying to make sense of Vietnam's rural soul and the emotional residue of war. Along the way, he wrestles with his own uneasy fascination with war relics, the aesthetics of destruction, and the emotional dissonance of dark tourism. This book is for: Vietnam War history buffs who want more than the usual battle summaries. Veterans and expats revisiting the places that defined their youth or shaped their family history. Travelers and armchair explorers drawn to off-the-map journeys and authentic cultural encounters. Motorcycle adventurers with a soft spot for dusty roads, roadside coffee, and the beauty of the long ride. Rich in detail and deeply human, Operation Làm Quen is a thoughtful, sometimes funny, and often poignant look at Vietnam today-and the ghosts that still travel its roads.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798998868825
  • Publisher: Royal King Dynasty Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Royal King Dynasty Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 356
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 462 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8998868822
  • Publisher Date: 06 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Motorcycling Rural Vietnam, One Landing Zone at a Time
  • Width: 140 mm


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