The Vietnam War : an intimate history
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Burns, Ken, 1953- writer of introduction.
Novick, Lynn, writer of introduction.
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New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
ISBN
9781984897749, 1984897748
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
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Book
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x, 826 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
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9781984897749, 1984897748

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 775-793) and index.
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The definitive work on the Vietnam War, the conflict that came to define a generation, told from all sides by those who were there. More than forty years after the Vietnam War ended, its legacy continues to fascinate, horrify and inform us. As the first war to be fought in front of TV cameras and beamed around the world, it has been immortalised on film and on the page, and forever changed the way we think about war. Drawing on hundreds of brand new interviews, Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward have created the definitive work on Vietnam. It is the first book to show us the war from every perspective- from idealistic US Marines and the families they left behind to the Vietnamese civilians, both North and South, whose homeland was changed for ever; politicians, POWs and anti-war protesters; and the photographers and journalists who risked their lives to tell the truth. The book sends us into the grit and chaos of combat, while also expertly outlining the complex chain of political events that led America to Vietnam. Beautifully written, this essential work tells the full story without taking sides and reminds us that there is no single truth in war. It is set to redefine our understanding of a brutal conflict, to launch provocative new debates and to shed fresh light on the price paid in 'blood and bone' by Vietnamese and Americans alike.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ward, G. C., Burns, K., & Novick, L. (2020). The Vietnam War: an intimate history (First Vintage Books edition.). Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C., Ken Burns and Lynn, Novick. 2020. The Vietnam War: An Intimate History. Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C., Ken Burns and Lynn, Novick. The Vietnam War: An Intimate History Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C.,, Ken Burns, and Lynn Novick. The Vietnam War: An Intimate History First Vintage Books edition., Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.

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