In the Jaws of History: (Vietnam War Era Classics Series) - Softcover

Diem, Bui; Chanoff, David; Bui, Diem; David Chanoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253213010 ISBN 13: 9780253213013

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1999

Synopsis

"... the ultimate insider's account of the war from the South Vietnamese side, including the appalling story of how the American intervention actually happened." ―Washington Post

"This book gives Americans a rare opportunity―the chance to see the Vietnam experience through Vietnamese eyes. Few Vietnamese know their recent history as well as Bui Diem does. And none has told it better." ―Ambassador William Jorden

"... well-written and at times illuminating... " ―Library Journal

In the Jaws of History is the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the South, from an author who was a senior official of the South Vietnamese government and later ambassador to the U.S.

About this title

About the Author:

Bui Diem is now a consultant on Vietnamese affairs living in Rockville, Maryland.

David Chanoff is the co-author of several other books on Vietnam.

From Library Journal:

LJ's reviewer found this firsthand account of Vietnam's post-World War II struggles "well-written and at times illuminating" but also assessed Diem, the country's ambassador to the United States, as "seldom self-critical" and "detached." The author, however, clearly makes his case that when the United States became involved, our troops essentially took over the war with a "blatant disregard of South Vietnamese interests." (LJ 9/1/87)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0253213010
• ISBN 13: 9780253213013
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384