{"product_id":"the-devils-trick-how-canada-fought-the-vietnam-war-paperback","title":"The Devil's Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Boyko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in that conflict as peacemaker, combatant, and provider of weapons and sanctuary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eBrigadier General Sherwood Lett \u003c\/b\u003earrived in Vietnam over a decade before American troops, he and the Canadians under his command risked their lives trying to enforce an unstable peace while questioning whether they were merely handmaidens to a new war. As American battleships steamed across the Pacific, Canadian diplomat \u003cb\u003eBlair Seaborn\u003c\/b\u003e was meeting secretly in Hanoi with North Vietnam's prime minister; if American leaders accepted his roadmap to peace, those ships could be turned around before war began. \u003cb\u003eClaire Culhane\u003c\/b\u003e worked in a Canadian hospital in Vietnam and then returned home to implore Canadians to stop supporting what she deemed an immoral war. \u003cb\u003eJoe Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e was among 30,000 young Americans who changed Canada by evading the draft and heading north; \u003cb\u003eDoug Carey\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the 20,000 Canadians who enlisted with the American forces to serve in Vietnam. \u003cb\u003eRebecca Trinh\u003c\/b\u003e fled Saigon with her husband and young daughters, joining the waves of desperate Indochinese refugees, thousands of whom were to forge new lives in Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough these wide-ranging and fascinating accounts, Boyko exposes what he calls the Devil's wiliest trick: convincing leaders that war is desirable, persuading the public that it is acceptable, and telling combatants that the deeds they carry out and the horrors they experience are normal, or at least necessary. In uncovering Canada's side of the story, Boyko reveals the many secret and forgotten ways that Canada not only fought the war but was forever shaped by its lessons and lies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN BOYKO is the author of seven previous books, including \u003ci\u003eCold Fire: Kennedy's Northern Front\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Dafoe Literary Award for non-fiction, and \u003ci\u003eBlood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for a Governor General's Literary Award for its English-to-French translation, \u003ci\u003eVoisins et ennemis. La guerre de Sécession et l'invention du Canada\u003c\/i\u003e. Boyko is an op-ed contributor to the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Calgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ottawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Montreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Maclean's, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. He also writes entries for the Canadian Encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has addressed audiences across Canada and appeared on radio and television discussing his books and various historical and current political issues. \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003ehas called Boyko a distinguished scholar of Canadian political history and the \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e has praised his encyclopaedic knowledge of Canadian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoyko has earned degrees from Trent, Queen's and McMaster universities, served on and chaired many boards, and been elected to municipal office. He lives in Lakefield, Ontario.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766300999968,"sku":"9780735278028","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5bc33d8537e4c3d7d6770c2c8adc5bc2.webp?v=1780289665","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-devils-trick-how-canada-fought-the-vietnam-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}