Real War PB Contributor(s): Schell, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306809265 ISBN-13: 9780306809262 Publisher: Da Capo Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2000 * Out of Print * Annotation: Jonathan Schell's extraordinary on-the-scene writing about Vietnam has stood the test of time in our continuing attempt to understand how and why the United States went to war -- and how and why it lost. The Real War consists of two classic accounts of American military operations in Vietnam -- "The Village of Ben Suc" and "The Military Half" -- and Schell's subsequent look back at the war. It is without equal in re-creating the sights, the sounds, and the feel of Vietnam and is written "with a skill that many a veteran war reporter will envy" (The New York Times). |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War |
Dewey: 959.704 |
LCCN: 99058187 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.42" W x 8.56" L (1.16 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Features: Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2000 pg. 257 |
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Publisher Description: Jonathan Schell's extraordinary on-the-scene writing about Vietnam has stood the test of time in our continuing attempt to understand how and why the United States went to war--and how and why it lost. In "The Village of Ben Suc" written "with skill that many a veteran reporter will envy" (New York Times), Schell recounts how American forces destroyed a village caught up in the largest American military operation of the war--he flies into Ben Suc in the attack helicopters, follows the assault on the village, and describes the fate of the villages after they have been taken to refugee camps. In "Military Half," Schell describes the destruction of two entire provinces in South Vietnam by American bombing and ground operations--he flies in the air-control planes that guide the bombing and provides firsthand accounts of the runs and their results. In "Real War," Schell offers a personal look back at the war he reported decades before. The Real War is without equal in re-creating the sights, the sounds, and the feel of Vietnam. |
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