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Vietnam: A History [Paperback]

Stanley Karnow (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 April 1994

This monumental narrative clarifies, analyses and demystifies the terrible ordeal of the Vietnam war. Free of ideological bias, profound in its understanding and compassionate in its portrayal of humanity, it is filled with fresh revelations drawn from secret documents and from exclusive interviews with the participants - French, American, Vietnamese, Chinese: diplomats, military commanders, high government officials, journalists, nurses, workers and soldiers.

The Vietnam war was the most convulsive tragedy of recent times. This is its definitive history.

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  • Paperback: 784 pages
  • Publisher: Pimlico; New Ed edition (7 April 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 071265965X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712659659
  • Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 4.9 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 146,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The most comprehensive, up-to-date and balanced account (Boston Globe )

It has deservedly superseded all earlier books to become the standard reference work on the war (Philadelphia Inquirer )

Even those of us who think we know something about it will read with fascination (New York Times )

So comprehensive and so dispassionate... History writing at its best (Chicago Sun-Times )

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'A landmark work. Exceptionally well researched and well written, it is the most complete account to date of the Vietnam tragedy' Washington Post Book World (19930907)
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best history of the Vietnam War 6 Oct 2006
By Overseas Reviewer
Format:Paperback
This book represents just that - the best single volume history of the war, in my opinion. The first couple of chapters cover the early history of 'Indochina' and French colonialism, and then the rest of the text covers the history of Vietnam up to ~1980. This breadth of coverage (notably the war under Nixon) is not available in 'Bright Shining Lie' or 'Fire in the Lake' - the best of the other histories of the Vietnam war, and 'Best and the Brightest' is a political history.

The chapter structure is logical and the writing style maintained my interest throughout the book. It won the Pulitzer, so why write more? A wonderful history book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A most comprehensive history of Vietnam 7 May 2009
By Mrs. TK Ellis
Format:Paperback
I have just finished this remarkable book and believe it to be the most comprehensive, lucid and beautifully written history books I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

The book covers the history of Vietnam including life before the French, life under the French and then the increasing US involvement culminating in the devastating war. The narrative flows beautifully and the author does not patronise his readers, but cleverly finds a style of writing that assumes intelligence of the reader, but no in-depth knowledge of the subject.

The book is also shocking in the revelations about how both the French and US underestimated the Vietnamese sense of nationalism. The direction of the war under LBJ and Nixon is shocking and it gives an incredible insight into the hawks and doves of Washington.

This book deserves to be read by the widest possible audience. It is authoratative without being biased or sensationalist. I would heartily recommend this book and would also concur with a fellow reviewer that this is really the only book you would want or need to read on this subject.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book 27 July 2012
By Stormbringer
Format:Paperback
Bought this following a trip of Vietnam that covered everything from Hanoi to the Mekong Delta. The book gives an excellent journey through the country and it's history that bought superb context to my trip. The chapter on the history from early times to the late 1800's is hard going with characters being introduced every other paragraph. However that is needed to set the scene for the rest of the book, and the author does a good job of forward referencing during the compressed history lesson.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vietnam- the facts
Is a serious view of the history of Vietnman. Very well written. Wish I had read it before my visit to Vietnam.
Published 2 months ago by William Herron Hirst
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves a medal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unmatchable
It really is very simple: If you want/need one perfect overview of the war and its historic background, then this is the one.
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