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  • The Vietnam War

  • A Concise International History
  • Written by: Mark Atwood Lawrence
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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The Vietnam War

Written by: Mark Atwood Lawrence
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" (Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history. Drawing upon the latest research in archives in China, Russia, and Vietnam, Mark Lawrence creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war. His narrative begins well before American forces set foot in Vietnam, delving into French colonialism's contribution to the 1945 Vietnamese revolution, and revealing how the Cold War concerns of the 1950s led the United States to back the French.

The heart of the book covers the "American war", ranging from the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem and the impact of the Tet Offensive to Nixon's expansion of the war into Cambodia and Laos, and the final peace agreement of 1973. Finally, Lawrence examines the aftermath of the war, from the momentous liberalization - "Doi Moi" - in Vietnam to the enduring legacy of this infamous war in American books, films, and political debate.
©2010 Mark Atwood Lawrence (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
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  • Categories: History
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"Crisply concise.... Delves into the 'whys' of the war: why the Vietnamese fought against the United States, why the great powers were involved, why the war turned out as it did and why legacies of the war linger." ( Dallas Morning News)

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Informative and detailed!

Excellent work by the author in presenting the details of what exactly happened in Vietnam. I watched a few Hollywood movies in which the stories are based on the war that took place in Vietnam, I could not relate to the movies as I did not know what exactly happened in Vietnam. This book gave me a clear picture and details of Vietnam's history. It is a detailed and comprehensive presentation of the contents in an interesting manner. Very good narration. Great work by the entire team involved in the production process of this work.

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