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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945 – 1975

byMax Hastings

Vietnam examines an Epic Tragedy, 1945: 1975, combining Max Hastings's clear narrative with the perspective of a historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780062405678