Vietnam

A landmark work...The most complete account to date of the Vietnam tragedy. -The Washington Post Book WorldThis monumental narrative clarifies analyzes and demystifies the tragic ordeal of the Vietnam war. Free of ideological bias profound in its undertsanding and compassionate in its human portrayls it is filled with fresh revelations drawn from secret documents and from exclusive interviews with participants-French American Vietnamese Chinese: diplomats military commanders high government officials journalists nurses workers and soldiers. Originally published a companion to the Emmy-winning PBS series Karnow's defining book is a precursor to Ken Burns's ten-part forthcoming documentary series The Vietnam War. Vietnam: A History puts events and decisions into such sharp focus that we come to understand - and make peace with - a convulsive epoch of our recent history.This is history writing at its best. -Chicago Sun-TimesEven those of us who think we know something about it will read with fascination. -The New York Times