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The Definitive Oral History, Told From All Sides

Christian G. Appy

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English

Ebury Press
02 April 2007

History; Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Vietnam War

The definitive oral history of the Vietnam War featuring civilians, soldiers, protesters, journalists, survivors, exiles and refugees from all sides

In Vietnam, Professor, Christian G. Appy has created a staggering and monumental oral history of the type that is created only once in a generation. The vivid accounts of 135 men and women span the entire history of the Vietnam conflict from its murky origins in the 1940s to the chaotic fall of Saigon in 1975.

The testimony in this book, sometimes detached and reflective, often raw and emotional, allows us to see and feel what this war meant to people on all sides - Americans and Vietnamese, generals and guerillas, policy makers and protesters, CIA operatives, pilots and doctors, artists and journalists, and a variety of ordinary citizens whose lives were swept up in a cataclysm that killed three million people.

A remarkable, eye-opening and essential read for anyone with even a passing interest in one of the 20th century's defining conflicts.

By: Christian G. Appy
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9780091910129
ISBN 10: 0091910129
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 02 April 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christian G. Appy holds a Ph.D. in American civilisation and has taught at both Harvard and MIT, where he was an associate professor of history. He is the author of Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam and the editor of the series Culture, Politics, and the Cold War. He currently teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews for Vietnam: The Definitive Oral History, Told From All Sides

An exemplary oral history ... profoundly moving as well as informative * BBC History * No conventional account could begin to evoke the raw reality of Vietnam as vividly as this ambitious oral history * Scotsman * The most fascinating collection of memories - some of them extremely painful - that I have read in a long time * Scottish Sunday Herald * Defintive, profound and utterly relevant * Daily Telegraph *