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    The Vietnam War: An Intimate History
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    The Vietnam War: An Intimate History
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    The Vietnam War: An Intimate History

    Written by Geoffrey C. Ward

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    From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017.

    More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give us the perspectives of people involved at all levels of the war: U.S. and Vietnamese soldiers and their families, high-level officials in America and Vietnam, antiwar protestors, POWs, and many more. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into Vietnam and kept us there for so many years. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. Beautifully written and richly illustrated, this is a tour de force that is certain to launch a new national conversation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 5, 2017
    ISBN9780307970824
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    • 5/5
      Made me feel the war in reality.its very good.
    • 4/5
      I like it. It gave me the whole view of Vietnam war.
    • 5/5
      I loved the videos and the book gives more background. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Geoffrey C. Ward have made a step toward healing for all the people from the Vietnam generation.
    • 5/5
      ken Burns sencitibitu and empathy for his subject and inputs from people who were there

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      This one must be the abridged version. The unabridged version is 31 hours long. This one is only 10 hours in length. One star only because it is the abridged version but Scribd did not flag it as such.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I read this book as I was blown away by the documentary series and felt I wanted to find out more. This book really does fulfil that role and for anyone with an interest in history, this book is a must.

      4 people found this helpful