A Vietnam War Reader [electronic resource] : American and Vietnamese Perspectives
Michael Hunt2010
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Nixon: I'd rather use a nuclear bomb. Have you got that ready?
Kissinger: Now that, I think, would just be, uh, too much, uh -
Nixon: A nuclear bomb, does that bother you?
[Kissinger response virtually inaudible]
Nixon: I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ's sake!
A Vietnam War Reader, edited by Michael Hunt, is a unique collection of shocking
lived experiences, directly from the mouths and the pens of those soldiers,
politicians and citizens who lived through the days of the Vietnam War and its
bloody aftermath.
Including testimony from both American and Vietnamese sources, the Reader
contains such diverse documents as Ho Chi Minh's report to the Communist Party,
a secret memo from the CIA on the Vietcong and a 1966 letter from a junior
officer to his family, describing his growing doubts about the war.
Transcripts show the casual conversations and public press conferences that
would lead to millions of deaths, revealing the terrible dilemmas faced by th...
Main title:
Author:
Michael Hunt, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141946665
Language:
English
BRN:
429324
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |