The Hidden History of the Vietnam War
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Hidden History of the Vietnam War
By (Author) John Prados
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Ivan R Dee, Inc
1st April 1998
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Modern warfare
Asian history
History of the Americas
959.7043373
Physical Properties
Paperback
347
Width 144mm, Height 224mm, Spine 24mm
386g
Description
This careful examination of key strategies, events, and personalities in the conflict sheds fresh light on the high points of the Vietnam experience and punctures the enduring mythologies of the war. A model of lucid writing and fair judgement. Thomas Powers
Reviews
Perceptive...Prados probes deeply and with knowledgeable insights into the war. -- George McT. Kahin, author of Intervention
Like sudden shafts of light, these well-aimed essays illuminate all areas of the hidden history of the war...thoroughly exciting and complex. -- Lloyd C. Gardner, author of Approaching Vietnam
The Hidden History of the Vietnam War is a model of lucid writing and fair judgment which tells us things we need to know. -- Thomas Powers, author of Heisenberg's War
Author Bio
John Prados is a leading historian of national security affairs, intelligence operations, and international security concerns. His other books include Presidents' Secret Wars, Combined Fleet Decoded, Valley of Decision, and Keepers of the Keys. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
