{"product_id":"vietnam-a-history-paperback","title":"Vietnam: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Karnow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A landmark work...The most complete account to date of the Vietnam tragedy.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eVietnam: A History\u003c\/i\u003e puts events and decisions into such sharp focus that we come to understand - and make peace with - a convulsive epoch of our recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is history writing at its best.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even those of us who think we know something about it will read with fascination.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley Karnow \u003c\/b\u003e(1925-2013) is the author of, among other books, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eVietnam: A History\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize-winning\u003ci\u003e In Our Image: America and the Philippines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.83 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753702687008,"sku":"9780140265477","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/508a597f4940187a87a78296e0fa89d3.webp?v=1780025851","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vietnam-a-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}