From a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon in 1975, this book gathers the narratives of over sixty U.S. citizens,medics, diplomats, clerks, housewives, spies, grunts, and generals,who lived, worked, and fought in Southeast Asia during America's thirty-year involvement in Vietnam. The result is a work of visceral immediacy and tragic sweep.

About the Author
Journalist Harry Maurer is the author of Not Working: An Oral History of the Unemployed, Webs of Power: International Cartels and the World Economy, and Sex: An Oral History. He lives in New York City.


Book Information
ISBN 9780306808395
Author Harry Maurer
Format Paperback
Page Count 652
Imprint Da Capo Press Inc
Publisher Hachette Books
Weight(grams) 770g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 142mm * 39mm