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Through the story of the brief, brave life of apromising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Artevokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.
In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the lifeof Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldierand helicopter pilot. O'Donnell wrote with great sensitivity and poetic force,and his best-known poem is among the most beloved of the war. In 1970, duringan attempt to rescue fellow soldiers stranded under heavy fire, O'Donnell'shelicopter was shot down in the jungles of Cambodia. He remained missing inaction for almost three decades.
Althoughhe never fired a shot in Vietnam, O'Donnell served in one of the most dangerousroles of the war, all the while using poetry to express his inner feelings andto reflect on the tragedy that was unfolding around him. O'Donnell's life isboth a powerful, personal story and a compelling, universal one about howAmerica lost its way in the 1960s, but also how hope can flower in the marginsof even the darkest chapters of the American story.
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WouldYou Believe. . . When the Helsinki Accords were signed on August 1, 1975, thelikelihood they would have a profound and lasting impact on the world were verysmall. Which is why a book about them after a half century is both surprisinglytopical and well worth reading for anyone with an interest in modern history.
Thethirty-five signatories were the nations of Europe, the United States andCanada at was formally known as the Conference of Security and Cooperation inEurope. The Final Act of CSCE contained detailed provisions on respect forhuman rights and set country borders that essentially held until Russia invadedUkraine in February,2022.
Only15 years after the summit signing, the Soviet Union imploded and its EasternEuropean satellites broke with Communism and the broad range of human rightsissues –civil, social, economic, and political – were a major factor in thishistoric turning point.
PeterL.W. Osnos’ expertise on the history of the accords is vast, as a journalistand publisher. His narrative writing skill is widely recognized. Holly Cartner provides a vivid account of howa small organization called Helsinki Watch became Human Rights Watch, the most importantglobal NGO in its field.