Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Employing new sources and up-to-date scholarship, Jack Langguth has written an excellent and accessible history of the war in Vietnam. His fast-paced narrative and his vivid portraits of the central characters will allow new generations of Americans to understand the drama of the war and the intensity of the emotions on both sides. The book is a major achievement., H.D.S. Greenway editor, The Boston Globe Having interviewed a cast of characters worthy of Dickens, with a story line to match, Jack Langguth's history brings a new and sharper focus on the American century's enduring enigma: What were we doing in Vietnam?, George C. Herring Los Angeles Times A magisterial narrative history. Brilliantly recaptures the hopes, illusions, fears, suspicions, frustrations, and disappointments of these tumultuous years., Having interviewed a cast of characters worthy of Dickens, with a story line to match, Jack Langguth's history brings a new and sharper focus on the American century's enduring enigma: What were we doing in Vietnam?, George C. HerringLos Angeles TimesA magisterial narrative history. Brilliantly recaptures the hopes, illusions, fears, suspicions, frustrations, and disappointments of these tumultuous years., Lloyd C. Gardner The Washington Post Book World (Book World Rave 2000)The best book yet on our perverse crusade to make Vietnam safe for democracy., A history that will be admired and studied by scholars and journalists, [and] a collection of character portraits and relationships that beats most bestselling fiction., Lloyd C. GardnerThe Washington Post Book World(Book World Rave 2000)The best book yet on our perverse crusade to make Vietnam safe for democracy., Brad Knickerbocker The Christian Science Monitor A history that will be admired and studied by scholars and journalists, [and] a collection of character portraits and relationships that beats most bestselling fiction., A magisterial narrative history. Brilliantly recaptures the hopes, illusions, fears, suspicions, frustrations, and disappointments of these tumultuous years., Brad KnickerbockerThe Christian Science MonitorA history that will be admired and studied by scholars and journalists, [and] a collection of character portraits and relationships that beats most bestselling fiction., If you thought there was nothing more to add to our knowledge of the Vietnam War, Jack Langguth's graphic narrative contains a wealth of new information and keen analysis. It is bound to take its place among the best books on the tragic conflict., Lloyd C. Gardner The Washington Post Book World (Book World Rave 2000) The best book yet on our perverse crusade to make Vietnam safe for democracy., Stanley Karnow author of Vietnam: A History If you thought there was nothing more to add to our knowledge of the Vietnam War, Jack Langguth's graphic narrative contains a wealth of new information and keen analysis. It is bound to take its place among the best books on the tragic conflict.
Dewey Decimal
959.704/3373
Table Of Content
Contents Cast of Characters Part One: John F. Kennedy and Ho Chi Minh One Kennedy and Ho, 1960 Two Diem, 1960 Three Bowles, 1961 Four Bigart, 1962 Five Lodge, 1963 Part Two: Vo Nguyen Giap and Lyndon B. Johnson Six Khanh, 1964 Seven Ball, 1965 Eight Salisbury, 1966 Nine McNamara, 1967 Ten Clifford, 1968 Part Three: Richard M. Nixon and Le Duc Tho Eleven Nixon, 1969 Twelve Sihanouk, 1970 Thirteen Ellsberg, 1971 Fourteen Mao, 1972 Fifteen Tho, 1973 Sixteen Thieu, 1974 Part Four: Le Duan and Gerald R. Ford Seventeen Le Duan, 1975 Chronology Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Maps Indochina, 1954-1975 Ho Chi Minh Trail The Tet Offensive, 1968
Synopsis
Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research Nonfiction Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. In Our Vietnam, Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights, Our Vietnam brings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative., Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research Nonfiction Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. InOur Vietnam,Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights,Our Vietnambrings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative., Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research NonfictionTwenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. In Our Vietnam, Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights, Our Vietnam brings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative.
LC Classification Number
DS558
