Behind The Lines: Hanoi
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along the edges and spine; clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark piece of wartime journalism, Behind the Lines: Hanoi chronicles Harrison E. Salisbury's groundbreaking dispatches from North Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War — the first reporting of its kind by an American journalist from the heart of the enemy capital. As a correspondent for the New York Times, Salisbury brought the realities of U.S. bombing campaigns to Western readers, presenting firsthand accounts of civilian destruction that directly challenged the official narrative coming out of Washington. Written with unflinching authority and journalistic precision, the book details the human cost of the conflict, documenting bombed-out neighbourhoods, shattered infrastructure, and the daily lives of Hanoi's residents under fire. Salisbury's work ignited fierce debate upon publication and remains a defining document of both the Vietnam War era and the role of the free press in wartime. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the gap between government propaganda and the truth on the ground.
Author: Harrison E. Salisbury
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Secker & Warburg, London
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along the edges and spine; clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark piece of wartime journalism, Behind the Lines: Hanoi chronicles Harrison E. Salisbury's groundbreaking dispatches from North Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War — the first reporting of its kind by an American journalist from the heart of the enemy capital. As a correspondent for the New York Times, Salisbury brought the realities of U.S. bombing campaigns to Western readers, presenting firsthand accounts of civilian destruction that directly challenged the official narrative coming out of Washington. Written with unflinching authority and journalistic precision, the book details the human cost of the conflict, documenting bombed-out neighbourhoods, shattered infrastructure, and the daily lives of Hanoi's residents under fire. Salisbury's work ignited fierce debate upon publication and remains a defining document of both the Vietnam War era and the role of the free press in wartime. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the gap between government propaganda and the truth on the ground.