Vietnam
The Definitive Oral History, Told From All Sides
$81.17
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2007
Summary
The definitive oral history of the Vietnam War featuring civilians, soldiers, protesters, journalists, survivors, exiles and refugees from all sides.
In Vietnam, Professor Christian G. Appy has created a staggering and monumental oral history of the type that is created only once in a generation. The vivid accounts of 135 men and women span the entire history of the Vietnam conflict from its murky origins in the 1940s to the chaotic fall of Saigon in 1975.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091910129 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091910129 |
| Author: | Christian G. Appy |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 672g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 38mm |
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Defintive, profound and utterly relevant
Defintive, profound and utterly relevant * Daily Telegraph *The most fascinating collection of memories - some of them extremely painful - that I have read in a long time * Scottish Sunday Herald *No conventional account could begin to evoke the raw reality of Vietnam as vividly as this ambitious oral history * Scotsman *An exemplary oral history … profoundly moving as well as informative * BBC History *
About The Author
Christian G. Appy
Christian G. Appy holds a Ph.D. in American civilisation and has taught at both Harvard and MIT, where he was an associate professor of history. He is the author of Working-Class War- American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam and the editor of the series Culture, Politics, and the Cold War. He currently teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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