Last Night I Dreamed of Peace The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram

Last Night I Dreamed of Peace is the diary of Dr. Dang Thuy Tram, a twenty-seven-year-old Viet Cong doctor serving in a field hospital during the Vietnam War. She penned these entries under extreme duress, writing in battle trenches, bomb shelters, triages, and wards filled with dying patients. Through her words, the destruction, hunger, and trauma that she lived with comes to vivid life. But her diary is more than a record of the warit is the record of a young woman in extraordinary circumstances who sacrificed her life for her ideals. Saved from the fire of war by an American soldier, her diary provides us with a rare glimpse at an aspect of an enemy we rarely see or considerher humanity. This guide is a starting point for your discussion of Thuy Tram's remarkable diary.Tram, Dang Thuy is the author of 'Last Night I Dreamed of Peace The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram', published 2007 under ISBN 9780307347374 and ISBN 0307347370.