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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsOur Vietnam: The War 1954-1975by A J Langguth
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research Nonfiction Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. In Our Vietnam, Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights, Our Vietnam brings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative. Synopsis:Selected as a best book of the year by the "Los Angeles Times" and "The Washington Post, Our Vietnam" is a thoroughly documented, deftly written in-depth report on the 20-year conflict that forever changed not only Vietnam, but America as well. 40 photos. 2 maps. About the AuthorA. J. Langguth covered the war in Vietnam for The New York Times and served as its Saigon Bureau Chief. A professor of journalism at the University of Southern California, he is the author of eight previous books, including Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution. He lives in Los Angeles. Table of ContentsContents Cast of Characters Part One: John F. Kennedy and Ho Chi Minh One Kennedy and Ho, 1960 Two Diem, 1960 Three Bowles, 1961 Four Bigart, 1962 Five Lodge, 1963 Part Two: Vo Nguyen Giap and Lyndon B. Johnson Six Khanh, 1964 Seven Ball, 1965 Eight Salisbury, 1966 Nine McNamara, 1967 Ten Clifford, 1968 Part Three: Richard M. Nixon and Le Duc Tho Eleven Nixon, 1969 Twelve Sihanouk, 1970 Thirteen Ellsberg, 1971 Fourteen Mao, 1972 Fifteen Tho, 1973 Sixteen Thieu, 1974 Part Four: Le Duan and Gerald R. Ford Seventeen Le Duan, 1975 Chronology Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Maps Indochina, 19541975 Ho Chi Minh Trail The Tet Offensive, 1968 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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