Read Fire in the Lake - Books Library

Fire in the Lake

Frances FitzGerald

4.9/5 (26670 ratings)

Description:This work, based on FitzGerald's own research & travels, takes us inside Vietnam into the traditional, ancestor-worshiping villages & the corrupt crowded cities, into the conflicts between Communists & anti-Communists, Catholics & Buddhists, generals & monks & reveals the country as seen thru Vietnamese eyes. With a clear authority unrivaled by other books, Fire in the Lake shows how America tragically misinterpreted the realities of Vietnam. Fire in the Lake received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, an Overseas Press Club award for best interpretation of foreign affairs, an American Academy of Arts & Letters award, a Nat'l Institute for Arts & Letters award, the Front Page Award, the Christopher Book Award, the Washington Monthly Political Book Award, the Sidney Hillman Award & the Bancroft Prize. Since initial publication, Fire in the Lake has achieved classic status. An essential text for students of Asian-American relations. FitzGerald's new writings on Vietnam appear, along with photos by Mary Cross, in Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth, published by Bulfinch in 11/2001.Note on the TitlePrefaceAbbreviations1. The Vietnamese: States of mindNations & empires The sovereign of discord The National Liberation Front2. The Americans & the Saigon government: Mise en scene Politicians & generalsThe United States enters the warThe Buddhist crisis Prospero, Caliban & ArielBad puppetsElections The downward spiralProspero Guerrillas The Tet OffensiveNixon's warFire in the lakeNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire in the Lake. To get started finding Fire in the Lake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0316074640

Description: This work, based on FitzGerald's own research & travels, takes us inside Vietnam into the traditional, ancestor-worshiping villages & the corrupt crowded cities, into the conflicts between Communists & anti-Communists, Catholics & Buddhists, generals & monks & reveals the country as seen thru Vietnamese eyes. With a clear authority unrivaled by other books, Fire in the Lake shows how America tragically misinterpreted the realities of Vietnam. Fire in the Lake received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, an Overseas Press Club award for best interpretation of foreign affairs, an American Academy of Arts & Letters award, a Nat'l Institute for Arts & Letters award, the Front Page Award, the Christopher Book Award, the Washington Monthly Political Book Award, the Sidney Hillman Award & the Bancroft Prize. Since initial publication, Fire in the Lake has achieved classic status. An essential text for students of Asian-American relations. FitzGerald's new writings on Vietnam appear, along with photos by Mary Cross, in Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth, published by Bulfinch in 11/2001.Note on the TitlePrefaceAbbreviations1. The Vietnamese: States of mindNations & empires The sovereign of discord The National Liberation Front2. The Americans & the Saigon government: Mise en scene Politicians & generalsThe United States enters the warThe Buddhist crisis Prospero, Caliban & ArielBad puppetsElections The downward spiralProspero Guerrillas The Tet OffensiveNixon's warFire in the lakeNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire in the Lake. To get started finding Fire in the Lake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Fire in the Lake

Fire in the Lake

More Books

Will

Will

A Fisherman's Guide to Selected Lakes of Northwest Montana

A Fisherman's Guide to Selected Lakes of Northwest Montana

Michigan Geographic Names Information System Alphabetical List

Michigan Geographic Names Information System Alphabetical List

The Universalist's Book of Reference. Containing All the Principal Facts and Arguments, and Scripture Texts, Pro and Con, on the Great Controversy Beetween. Limitarians and Universalists

The Universalist's Book of Reference. Containing All the Principal Facts and Arguments, and Scripture Texts, Pro and Con, on the Great Controversy Beetween. Limitarians and Universalists

The Universalist's Book of Reference

The Universalist's Book of Reference

Nature

Nature

A National Compendium of Freshwater Fish and Water Temperature Data

A National Compendium of Freshwater Fish and Water Temperature Data

Annual Report of the Chief Fire Warden of Minnesota

Annual Report of the Chief Fire Warden of Minnesota

Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin

Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin