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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 9780896727717
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
ISBN-10
0896727718
ISBN-13
9780896727717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
154356272
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vietnam Labyrinth : Allies, Enemies, and Why the U. S. Lost the War
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-041960
Reviews
Chau's Vietnam Labyrinth is a remarkable story, well told, dramatic, and filled with insights on a complex war in its military, political, and human dimensions. Highly recommended. --Lewis Sorley, author of Vietnam Chronicles and The Vietnam War, Chau's Vietnam Labyrinth is a remarkable story, well told, dramatic, and filled with insights on a complex war in its military, political, and human dimensions. Highly recommended. —Lewis Sorley, author of Vietnam Chronicles and The Vietnam War, Chau's Vietnam Labyrinth is a remarkable story, well told, dramatic, and filled with insights on a complex war in its military, political, and human dimensions. Highly recommended. --Lewis Sorley, author of Vietnam Chronicles and The Vietnam War
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
959.704/34092 B
Synopsis
An insightful memoir of a high-ranking Vietnamese military official, who changed sides in the war from the Vietminh to South Vietnam--and became friends with John Paul Vann and Daniel Ellsberg., One of the few Vietnamese Army officers who also saw substantial service in Ho Chi Minh?s National Liberation Army against the French, Tran Ngoc Chau made a momentous and difficult decision after five years with the Viet Minh: he changed sides. Although his brother Tran Ngoc Hien remained loyal to the North, Chau?s Buddhist training and his disillusionment with aspects of the communists? philosophies led him to throw his support to the nationalists and assist the Americans. It was a decision that would cost him dearly when former military school colleague Nguyen Van Thieu, fearing a political rivalry, imprisoned Chau?by then a lieutenant colonel and the Secretary General of the National Assembly?s Lower House?despite popular sentiment and the support of Americans like John Paul Vann and Daniel Ellsberg. At every turn Chau stood on principle, however, opposing government corruption, refusing favoritism, and remaining steadfast in his dedication to democracy. His principles would cost him again when, after the fall of Saigon, he was imprisoned in a North Vietnamese re-education camp and even after release kept under continuous surveillance. His detailed memoir reveals an astute understanding of the Vietnamese political situation and national culture that failed to register with U.S. leaders?and offers valuable insights into how to cope with similar conflicts in the future. As Ellsberg has put it, ?Vietnam Labyrinth is unmatched, both for its narrative and for lessons to be learned for our current interventions.? Also 04 Activeable in e-book formats, 978-0-89672-777-9, One of the few Vietnamese Army officers who also saw substantial service in Ho Chi Minh's National Liberation Army against the French, Tran Ngoc Chau made a momentous and difficult decision after five years with the Viet Minh: he changed sides. Although his brother Tran Ngoc Hien remained loyal to the North, Chau's Buddhist training and his disillusionment with aspects of the communists' philosophies led him to throw his support to the nationalists and assist the Americans. It was a decision that would cost him dearly when former military school colleague Nguyen Van Thieu, fearing a political rivalry, imprisoned Chau--by then a lieutenant colonel and the Secretary General of the National Assembly's Lower House--despite popular sentiment and the support of Americans like John Paul Vann and Daniel Ellsberg. At every turn Chau stood on principle, however, opposing government corruption, refusing favoritism, and remaining steadfast in his dedication to democracy. His principles would cost him again when, after the fall of Saigon, he was imprisoned in a North Vietnamese re-education camp and even after release kept under continuous surveillance. His detailed memoir reveals an astute understanding of the Vietnamese political situation and national culture that failed to register with U.S. leaders--and offers valuable insights into how to cope with similar conflicts in the future. As Ellsberg has put it, "Vietnam Labyrinth is unmatched, both for its narrative and for lessons to be learned for our current interventions." Also 04 Activeable in e-book formats, 978-0-89672-777-9
LC Classification Number
DS559.5
As told to
Fermoyle, Ken
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