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The Cat From Hue: A Vietnam War Story by John Laurence (Paperback, 2002)

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John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from 1965 to 1970 and was judged by his colleagues to be the best television reporter of the war. His documentary about a squad of U.S. troops, The World of Charlie Company, received every major award for broadcast journalism. Despite the professional acclaim, however, the traumatic stories Laurence covered became a personal burden that he carried long after the war was over. In this evocative, unflinching memoir, laced with humour, anger, love, and the unforgettable story of Meo, the Vietnamese cat, Laurence recalls coming of age during the war years as a journalist and as a man. Along the way, he clarifies the murky history of the war and the role that journalists played in altering its course. The Cat from Hue has earned passionate acclaim from many of the most renowned journalists and writers about the war, as well as from military officers and war veterans, book reviewers, and readers. Now available in trade paperback with a new epilogue, this book will stand with Michael Herr's Dispatches , Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War , and Neil Sheehan's A Bright, Shining Lie as one of the best books ever written about Vietnam-and about war generally.

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PublisherPublicaffairs,U.S.

ISBN-139781586481605

eBay Product ID (ePID)92143990

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Book TitleThe Cat from Hue: a Vietnam War Story

AuthorJohn Laurence

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

GenreBiographies & True Stories

Number of Pages864 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height232mm

Item Width158mm

Item Weight1236g

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Title_AuthorJohn Laurence

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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by stuarunderha_0
25 Sep, 2021
Well worth a read.
An excellent read with a slightly different angle to other stories about the war in Vietnam.
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