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The Vietnam War
- An Intimate History
- Narrated by: Ken Burns
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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The Vietnam War
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Summary
From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart - the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017.
More than 40 years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give us the perspectives of people involved at all levels of the war: US and Vietnamese soldiers and their families, high-level officials in America and Vietnam, antiwar protestors, POWs, and many more. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into Vietnam and kept us there for so many years. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. Beautifully written, this is a tour de force that is certain to launch a new national conversation.
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- hilary from barbados
- 16-12-22
Excellent
A comprehensive report of the Vietnam War, including first hand accounts. Well narrated. Informative and highly recommended.
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- Alex Taylor
- 09-10-24
Outstanding.
I lack the required skill to adequately describe just how good this book is. Truly a masterpiece along with the documentary. I would recommend this highly.
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- mcsmall
- 12-10-17
Documentary History
The abridged audio book is derived from an a major new US TV series.It includes some interviews from that series and is therefore slightly different from the average audio book.It tells the disastrous story almost entirely from an American as opposed to a Vietnamese perspective.
It provides a useful history but some of the editing is poor with some parts being repeated
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- Patrik Toth
- 24-10-24
Don’t bother
I’m very disappointed and I wish I would’ve purchased this book.
I was looking forward to learn more about Vietnam war and I understand it’s quite a few facts, but You can’t listen to it. I’m not sure if it’s AI narrated or the guy sounds like a robot. The most monotonous voice ever. You won’t manage to listen to it.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-07-24
boring
this is not a patch on the tv series. I bought this thinking it was Ken Burns, equivalent to the tv series. it isn't.
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