ISBN: 9780062405661

New York: Regan Books - Harper Collins, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 308 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow on red boards; lettered in red on the spine; headband… More...

New York: Regan Books - Harper Collins, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 308 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow on red boards; lettered in red on the spine; headband; illustrated with colour plates and black and white photographs. Light rubbing around the edges of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Prologue; Meet the Parents; Crosstown Traffic; Freedom; Woke Up This Mornin'; The Girls in the Attic; Milano; The Good Daughter; Model Wars; Love's a Bitch; Party Girl; Making It?; Rehabbing at the Rehab; The Good Nun; City of Angels; Return of the Rat Bastard; Betting Living Through Chemistry; Divorce Wars; Bam Ham Slam; Hide Your Head in the Sand, Little Girl; On My Own; Clean and Sober; and Family; followed by an index.., Regan Books - Harper Collins, 2002, 3, Harper. New.. New York: Harper, 2018-10-16 New An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Timesbestselling author of The Secret WarVietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975 Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and also much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido, where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out, together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million peopleMany writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets countless eviscerations, beheadings, and murders carried out by the communists The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners' victory in privation and oppression Here is testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bargirls, and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, and Huey pilots from ArkansasNo past volume has blended a political and military narrative of the entire conflict with heart-stopping personal experiences, in the fashion that Max Hastings' readers know so well The author suggests that neither side deserved to win this struggle with so many lessons for the twenty-first century about the misuse of military might to confront intractable political and cultural challenges He marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, to create an extraordinary record, Harper, 6<

ISBN: 9780062405661

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War.Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive moder… More...

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War.Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and also much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido, where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out, together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million people.Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets countless eviscerations, beheadings, and murders carried out by the communists. The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners' victory in privation and oppression. Here is testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bargirls, and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, and Huey pilots from Arkansas.No past volume has blended a political and military narrative of the entire conflict with heart-stopping personal experiences, in the fashion that Max Hastings' readers know so well. The author suggests that neither side deserved to win this struggle with so many lessons for the twenty-first century about the misuse of military might to confront intractable political and cultural challenges. He marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, to create an extraordinary record. Buch, Harper / HarperCollins US<

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[EAN: 9780062405661], Neubuch, [PU: HarperCollins], History|Military|Vietnam War, Jacket, Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the last three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dien Bie Phu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido -- where a U.S. Marine battalion was almost wiped out -- together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million people. Many writers treat the war as a U.S. tragedy, yet Hasting sees it overwhelmingly as one for the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. U.S. blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets the countless eviscerations, beheadings, and murders carried out by the communists. The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners' victory in privation and oppression. Here we are given testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bar girls, and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, and Huey pilots from Arkansas. No past volume has blended a political and military narrative of the entire conflict with heart-stopping personal experiences in the fashion that Hastings's readers know so well. The author suggests that neither side deserved to win this struggle, and presents many lessons for the twenty-first century about the misuses of military might to confront intractable political and cultural challenges. In VIETNAM, Hastings marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers to create an extraordinary record., Books<

2018, ISBN: 9780062405661

[ED: Gebunden], Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United Stat… More...

[ED: Gebunden], Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido?where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out?together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million people.Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it overwhelmingly as one for the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 896, [GW: 1254g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges], [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<

2018, ISBN: 9780062405661

[ED: Gebunden], Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United Stat… More...

[ED: Gebunden], Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido?where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out?together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million people.Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it overwhelmingly as one for the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 896, [GW: 1254g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges], [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<