| Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975 Contributor(s): Langguth, A. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743212312 ISBN-13: 9780743212311 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Selected as a best book of the year by the "Los Angeles Times" and "The Washington Post, Our Vietnam" is a thoroughly documented, deftly written in-depth report on the 20-year conflict that forever changed not only Vietnam, but America as well. 40 photos. 2 maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 00057384 |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.64" W x 8.82" (2.03 lbs) 768 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research Nonfiction Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. In Our Vietnam, Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights, Our Vietnam brings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative. |
Contributor Bio(s): Langguth, A. J.: - A. J. Langguth (1933-2014) was the author of eight books of nonfiction and three novels. After Lincoln marks his fourth book in a series that began in 1988 with Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution. He served as a Saigon bureau chief for the New York Times, after covering the Civil Rights movement for the newspaper. Langguth taught for three decades at the University of Southern California and retired in 2003 as emeritus professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. |