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Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy
Arnold R. Isaacs
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Description for Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy
Paperback. Isaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Nearly a quarter-century after the fall of Saigon, the memory of America's defeat in Vietnam continues to haunt the national psyche. In Vietnam Shadows, former war correspondent Arnold Isaacs turns his reportorial eye to the conflict since Vietnam, covering the skirmishes and firefights of a cultural battle-some would say stalemate-that refuses to end. Isaacs takes on the popular myths and misconceptions about Vietnam-among them the mistaken belief that the U.S. military lacked clear goals. ("In many conversations with U.S. officers in Vietnam, I do not recall discovering any who were in doubt about what they were supposed to ... Read more
Nearly a quarter-century after the fall of Saigon, the memory of America's defeat in Vietnam continues to haunt the national psyche. In Vietnam Shadows, former war correspondent Arnold Isaacs turns his reportorial eye to the conflict since Vietnam, covering the skirmishes and firefights of a cultural battle-some would say stalemate-that refuses to end. Isaacs takes on the popular myths and misconceptions about Vietnam-among them the mistaken belief that the U.S. military lacked clear goals. ("In many conversations with U.S. officers in Vietnam, I do not recall discovering any who were in doubt about what they were supposed to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
The American Moment
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801863448
SKU
V9780801863448
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About Arnold R. Isaacs
Arnold R. Isaacs is the author of the acclaimed Without Honor: Defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia and coauthor of Pawns of War. He spent the final years of the Vietnam War as a correspondent for the Baltimore Sun. Since 1984, he has taught courses on Vietnam at Towson University in Towson, Maryland.
Reviews for Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy
More than 20 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam still haunts us. It is the war that never seems to go away. Arnold Isaacs's readable and insightful new book, Vietnam Shadows, is an effort to explore comprehensively the many facets of this phenomenon.
George C. Herring Chicago Tribune A finely balanced retrospection that is emotionally and morally engaged, ... Read more
George C. Herring Chicago Tribune A finely balanced retrospection that is emotionally and morally engaged, ... Read more