Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

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The Vietnam War was the longest war In modern history. It raised political passion and moral controversy throughout the West, and played an important part in shaping the political destiny not only of South-East Asia, but of the whole world. There is still much misunderstanding of the true reasons for the War. This book, drawing on records from both sides, contains more original material and interviews with participants at all levels than any previous work on the Vietnam War. Michael Maclear was executive producer of the television documentary of the same name. 'The strength of the book lies in the way that Maclear is able to illustrate, through interviews and the detailed comparison of how both sides perceived and reacted to what they thought (often erroneously} the other was getting up to, the way the tragedy evolved.' TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT 'Commendable clarity ••• a splendid piece of work' TRIBUNE Copyright Contents Maps Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The First Reversal 2 France in Vietnam 3 Dien Bien Phu 4 Early Hopes 5 Assassination 6 Days of Decision 7 Carrot and Stick 8 Countdown 9 Uneasy Allies 10 Westy's War 11 The Trail 12 Siege 13 The Tet Inquiry 14 Front Line America 15 The Guerrilla Society 16 The Village War 17 Soldiering On 18 Four More Years 19 Final Offensive 20 Surrender Epilogue Bibliography Index