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Title: America's War in Vietnam: A Short Narrative History by Larry H. Addington ISBN: 0-253-21360-6 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Mixed Response
Comment: The first word in this book is "Vietnam," and the last two words are "folly there." That sums up the author's view of American involvement in Vietnam.
I appreciated the brevity of the book; I finished it in only two evenings. The author explains clearly the military problems the US faced there, how they found themselves caught up in a war they couldn't win, at least in a way acceptable to world opinion, but also a war they couldn't disengage from without endangering the South Vietnamese they'd vowed to help. The book could have used more maps and at least some photos.
The author portrays the North Vietnamese in a favorable light, with Ho Chi Minh coming off as almost a hero; the chief culprits are America's policy makers and presidents, particularly Johnson, who were driven by anti-communist paranoia. This is the part that made me uneasy. I know the US government made plenty of mistakes then, but I find it hard to believe that the North Vietnamese communists were as benign as this book makes them out to be. There was a reason why America was so opposed to communism in the 50's and 60's, but this book doesn't address it.
So this book was useful for a quick read on the military operations in Vietnam, but less so in addressing (even in brief) the larger issues of why the US was there.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not exactly what I was looking for
Comment: The book provides are very thorough accout aobut the tactics employed during the war and the battles that resulted. The level of detail is tremendous and the book is well written. However, I was hoping for a more thorough examination of the sociological effects of the war, particularly here in the US. Maybe there is another book that I can read for this.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent overall review of the Vietnam war
Comment: Being 22 years old, I wasn't even born when the Vietnam war was going on. Nevertheless, something about it has always captured my interest, and I try to read several books a year regarding various aspects of Vietnam. I did not feel that my historical knowledge of the subject was up to par, so I purchased this book with hopes of filling in the gaps. I'd say it performs nicely. It gives an excellent overall review of the war and everything leading up to it. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to refresh themselves on the general history of America's involvement in the Vietnam war. I have since purchased other books focusing on more specific aspects of the war, but this book has served as a nice launchpad from which I formed a general understanding of Vietnam.
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Title: The Vietnam Reader: The Definitive Collection of American Fiction and Nonfiction on the War by Stewart O'Nan ISBN: 0385491182 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 20 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao ISBN: 0140263616 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns by David Lamb ISBN: 1586481835 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction by Tim O'Brien ISBN: 0767902890 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides by Christian G. Appy ISBN: 067003214X Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 22 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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