Description
" . . . the ultimate insider's account of the war from the South Vietnamese side, including the appalling story of how the American intervention actually happened." -Washington Post
"This book gives Americans a rare opportunity-the chance to see the Vietnam experience through Vietnamese eyes. Few Vietnamese know their recent history as well as Bui Diem does. And none has told it better." -Ambassador William Jorden
" . . . well-written and at times illuminating . . . " -Library Journal
In the Jaws of History is the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the South, from an author who was a senior official of the South Vietnamese government and later ambassador to the U.S.
An important historical account by a senior official of the South Vietnamese government, covering the period after World War II to the end of the Vietnam War.
About the Author
Bui Diem is now a consultant on Vietnamese affairs living in Rockville, Maryland.
David Chanoff is the co-author of several other books on Vietnam.
Reviews
" ... important ... gives [Americans] a candid look at ourselves as the Vietnamese saw us." - The Washington Times "Diem has written the most extraordinary tour d'horizon of the Vietnam War I have ever read, a document all the more remarkable for its absence of bitterness." - San Francisco Examiner
Book Information
ISBN 9780253213013
Author Bui Diem
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 585g
