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In the Jaws of History
Bui Diem
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Description for In the Jaws of History
Paperback. 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. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
" . . . 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 Post
"This 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 Journal
In the Jaws of History is the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the South, from ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Vietnam War Era Classics Series
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253213013
SKU
V9780253213013
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99-1
About Bui Diem
Bui Diem is now a consultant on Vietnamese affairs living in Rockville, Maryland. David Chanoff is the co-author of several other books on Vietnam.
Reviews for In the Jaws of History
" ... important ... gives [Americans] a candid look at ourselves as the Vietnamese saw us." - The Washington Times "Diem has written the most extraordinary tour d'horizon of the Vietnam War I have ever read, a document all the more remarkable for its absence of bitterness." - San Francisco Examiner