IN THE JAWS OF HISTORY by Bui Diem, David Chanoff ( 9780253213013 )

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Title:

IN THE JAWS OF HISTORY

By:

Bui Diem, David Chanoff

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Book

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ISBN 10:

0253213010

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9780253213013

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Publisher:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 June, 1999

Series:

Vietnam War Era Classics Series

Pages:

384

Description:

An important historical account by a senior official of the South Vietnamese government, covering the period after World War II to the end of the Vietnam War.

Synopsis:

... the ultimate insider's account of the war from the South Vietnamese side, including the appalling story of how the American intervention actually happened." -Washington PostThis book gives Americans a rare opportunity-the chance to see the Vietnam experience through Vietnamese eyes. Few Vietnamese know their recent history as well as Bui Diem does. And none has told it better." -Ambassador William Jorden... well-written and at times illuminating... " -Library JournalIn the Jaws of History is the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the South, from an author who was a senior official of the South Vietnamese government and later ambassador to the U.S.

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Indiana University Press

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