Vietnam: A History
by Stanley Karnow
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Author: Stanley KarnowEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-01
ISBN: 0670746045
Number of pages: 784
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Reviews of Vietnam: A History
Book Review: A Companion to the PBS Television Series
Summary: 5 Stars
The TV series has a visual impact. You can almost feel you are there. If you were there, then you know how on the money this series is.
Now hold something tangible in your hand. This book shows the complexity of the war on all levels from worldwide politics to the individual on the ground. Unlike today's professional army many of these people were drafted some were even given this job as an alternative to jail time. Pacifists were used as RTO's. I was able to get the RTO position in the special reactionaries, as my LT preferred someone willing to carry an M16 as well as the 25 LB PRC-25 radio.
Aside form the 600+ pages that parallel the series, there is:
Chronology: Starting with 208 B.C. Trieu Da a renegade Chinese general, through 1982 Vietnam veterans memorial unvalued in Washington, D.C., November 11
Cast of Principal Characters: From Bao Dai last emperor of Vietnam to Zhou Enlai as China's foreign minister during Nixon's visit to Beijing.
Notes on Sources: Over views and divided by chapter.
Acknowledgments: All packed together with out description.
Photo Credits: Divided by chapter and page.
Index
10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War
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