Vietdamned, 9781800812338
Hardcover
Celebrity intellectuals put US government on trial for Vietnam atrocities.

Vietdamned

how the world’s greatest minds put america on trial

$41.50

  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    6 May 2025

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Summary

Vietdamned: When Intellectual Giants Judged a Nation

Guilty: the conclusion of many trials. But this verdict was unusual, delivered by a jury comprising of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, James Baldwin and Stokely Carmichael, and over a dozen international luminaries - all presided over by the legendary philosopher-mathematician Bertrand Russell. The defendant was unusual, too: the United States government.

In Vietdamned,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781800812338
ISBN-10:1800812337
Author:Clive Webb
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:Profile Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:6 May 2025
Weight:520g
Dimensions:162mm x 236mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

Vietdamned is many things at once: a wonderfully well-told story rich with personal and political drama; an outstanding piece of scholarship informed by deep research and fine historical judgement; and a sensitive meditation on the moral demands of the individual conscience confronted by terrible injustice and human suffering – Hugh Wilford, author * The CIA: An Imperial History * Long overlooked by historians of the Vietnam War, the Russell Tribunal is, in Clive Webb’s expert hands, brought vividly to life. Featuring an extraordinary cast of characters, organisational and governmental machinations, and searing testimony about American war crimes in Southeast Asia, Vietdamned makes for an immersive and compelling read. At a time when speaking truth to power has never been more important, this book resonates powerfully – Simon Hall, author * Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s *

About The Author

Clive Webb

Clive Webb is an award-winning historian and Professor of Modern American History at the University of Sussex. He has written for the Guardian, Independent and The New York Times, among other publications. He has also contributed to news programmes and documentaries on radio and television in Britain and the US.

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