Voices from Vietnam: Eye-witness Accounts of the War: 1954-1975

By Richard Burks Verrone, Laura Calkins, Laura M. Calkins

Book Overview

From the Vietcong's guerrilla war, the Tet offensive, the Easter-Offensive and Christmas Bombing to the dramatic reactions of the public to the unsettling media images of war, this is a unique insight into one of the most thought-provoking wars of our times. Using David & Charles has been given unique access to the archives of The Vietnam Project at Texas Tech University, allowing Voices from Vietnam to be a rare opportunity to understand the conflict through the experiences of those involved.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715320327
• ISBN13: 9780715320327
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Two thumbs up for Voices From Vietnam

Voices From Vietnam is a book everyone should read. For those who aren't familiar with the Vietnam War or even for those who are, this book explains many angles of the war. The authors allow the men and women involved with the war, both in Southeast Asia as well as at home in the U.S., to tell the story of the war from their points of view based on their experiences instead of the typical way histories of the war have been written. The descriptions given by the participants are so incredible that it helps you picture what the war was actually like. The authors' text that surrounds the voices of the participants is very clear and can be understood by anyone, not just specialists or veterans. Anyone who wants to learn about the Vietnam War and what the U.S. went through during this time period should read this book and not leave the store without it. I can only hope the authors of this book will write other books on the war.