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Book

The Vietnam War : an intimate history

Call Number

  • 959.7043 W258 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

Physical Description

612 pages : illustrations (photos, some color) ; 29 cm

Summary

"A comprehensive look at the Vietnam War"--

Notes

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.

Contents

  • Déjà vu, 1858-1961
  • Riding the tiger, 1961-1963
  • The River Styx, January 1964-December 1965
  • Resolve, January 1966-June 1967
  • What we do, July-December, 1967
  • Things fall apart, January-June 1968
  • The veneer of civilization, June 1968-March 1969
  • The history of the world, May 1969-December 1970
  • A disrespectful loyalty, January 1971-March 1973
  • The weight of memory, March 1973-April 1975
  • Epilogue.

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