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Indlæser... A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectivesaf Michael H. Hunt
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. An interesting collection of documents on the US involvement in the Vietnam war. It is very American centric with most of the documents being about America and it's role in the war. It does include some quite good documents from the Communist side and for that it's valuable. I also liked that it had a focus on the pre-1965 conflict. What I didn't like was it's unspoken assumption that the US and North Vietnam were active participants in the war but South Vietnam was passive. There are only a few documents from South Vietnam. Unfortunately an opportunity lost. ( )
...Vietnam War Reader is an edited collection of direct quotes from the speeches, interviews, diaries, letters and war-time interrogations of a selection of politicians, soldiers and ordinary civilians whose experiences define the Vietnam War. Hunt weaves a mix of primary sources to provide a panoramic set of perspectives on the war which, crucially, include Vietnamese as well as American voices.
An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Indeed, the U.S. war was but one phase in a string of conflicts that varied significantly in character and geography. Michael Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiers to U.S. policymakers, soldiers, and critics of the war. By allowing the participants to speak, this volume encourages readers to formulate their own historically grounded understanding of a still controversial struggle. No library descriptions found. |
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