Vietnam: A History
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work of military and political history, Vietnam: A History presents the first comprehensive account of America's most controversial war, tracing the conflict from its colonial origins under French rule to the final fall of Saigon in 1975. Written as a companion to the acclaimed PBS television documentary series, Karnow's narrative draws on hundreds of interviews with key figures from both sides of the conflict — American commanders, Vietnamese generals, diplomats, and ordinary soldiers — to deliver a richly human portrait of a war that divided a nation. With the authority of a veteran journalist who reported from Southeast Asia for decades, the book chronicles the political miscalculations, battlefield tragedies, and cultural misunderstandings that defined the American entanglement in Vietnam. Authoritative, balanced, and deeply researched, it stands as the definitive single-volume history of the Vietnam War and a Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece of modern historical writing.
Author: Stanley Karnow
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Century Publishing
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work of military and political history, Vietnam: A History presents the first comprehensive account of America's most controversial war, tracing the conflict from its colonial origins under French rule to the final fall of Saigon in 1975. Written as a companion to the acclaimed PBS television documentary series, Karnow's narrative draws on hundreds of interviews with key figures from both sides of the conflict — American commanders, Vietnamese generals, diplomats, and ordinary soldiers — to deliver a richly human portrait of a war that divided a nation. With the authority of a veteran journalist who reported from Southeast Asia for decades, the book chronicles the political miscalculations, battlefield tragedies, and cultural misunderstandings that defined the American entanglement in Vietnam. Authoritative, balanced, and deeply researched, it stands as the definitive single-volume history of the Vietnam War and a Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece of modern historical writing.