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A portraitof Viet Nam
Lou Dematteis
Published
1996
by W.W. Norton in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Lou Dematteis ; foreword by Oliver stone ; epilogue by Le Ly Hayslip ; notes on the photographs by Dana Sachs. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DS556.39 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 128 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 128 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL22312290M |
| ISBN 10 | 039303948X, 0393314294 |
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PBS produced an Emmy-winning television series, Vietnam: A Television History, to accompany the book’s release. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., The Army and Vietnam (). From the Civil War, to World Wars, to the Cold War and the Vietnam War. From Genghis Khan to Ulysses Grant.
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Norton contains many of the photographs our readers have had the opportunity to see over the past two years. Paul Emma was an army photographer assigned to Psychological Operations (PSY-OPS) and stationed in Bien Hoa, Vietnam in In his time off-duty he grew to know and care for the Vietnamese people.
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In Karl Marlantes was a year old Rhodes scholar and did not have to go to Vietnam. He nonetheless joined the US Marine Corps, ending up with multiple medals but also lifelong PTSD. In this interview, he recommends the best Vietnam War books, exploring its moral ambiguities, the warrior mentality and the humanity of 'the enemy.'.
In the book the author tries, through daily realities, to trace the source of Vietnamese culture and grasp its uniqueness" (Back cover.) Gift inscription by author on front end paper. Overseas customers please note this is a heavy book and will attract extra postage costs.
pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Byblack soldiers made up % of those drafted and 23% of Vietnam combat troops, despite the fact that African-Americans comprised only 11% of the civilian population of the country. The anger and disillusionment of black veterans increased when Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr, one of the few who spoke out against the war, was assassinated.The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.David Halberstam () was the author of twenty-two books, including fifteen bestsellers.
Born in New York City, Halberstam spent much of the s as a reporter for the New York Times, covering the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Vietnam reporting earned him both a George C.
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