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Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War by Max Hastings (Paperback, 2019)
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He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and less familiar battles 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.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'His masterpiece' Antony Beevor, Spectator 'A masterful performance' Sunday Times 'By far the best book on the Vietnam War' Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year 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 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and less familiar battles 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 2 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, 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 21st 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780008133016
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046694188
Product Key Features
Number of Pages752 Pages
Publication NameVietnam: an Epic History of a Tragic War
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorMax Hastings
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight580 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMax Hastings
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- 06 Jun, 2019
First hand account of USA’s great mistake
An unusually detailed first hand telling of the tragedy that was the war in Vietnam. Best intentions soon turned to the worst kind of politics and self interests leading the death of many innocents, mostly the poorer and less educated on both sides. No one comes out of this telling with their reputation intact, a fascinatingly candid must read for anyone interested in the period.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Sep, 2020
Max Hastings - Vietnam
Reads easily. Huge breadth covering all aspects from both sides. Not just a ‘high level’ history book - there’s a lot of individual detail which really brings it to life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 May, 2020
The finest book on Vietnam
Superb account of how not to get involved in an overseas conflict.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 06 Oct, 2021
Vietnam
Highly competent and amazing comprehensive treatment of a difficult subject.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Jan, 2020
Present
Purchased as a present so I cannot comment. It was especially asked for so I think it must be goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Oct, 2019
Good read
A compelling well researched bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 Dec, 2019
Vietnam
Just been to Vietnam need to understand the history of the Vietnam WarVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Nov, 2020
Readable account.
This is a detailed, accurate and balanced account of the war that dominated the attention of a generation. It's very readable.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Sep, 2020
Excellent
Brilliant read. Great price. Swift deiveryVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Nov, 2019
Thank you
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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