John Prados is a senior fellow of the National Security Archive at George Washington University, USA. His numerous books include The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War, The Hidden History of the Vietnam War, and most recently Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA.
"A grand and important work of synthesis by a diligent, engaged
scholar with telling insights gained from years of reflection on a
vast and complex subject."--Journal of American History "Prados
directly engages, and in many cases, demolishes, a host of
shibboleths about the war. But this is no mere polemic. Rather,
Prados's powerfully presented and meticulously argued account,
buttressed by a staggering amount of documentary evidence, meets
the most exacting standards of scholarship. His sweeping history
forms the capstone of more than three decades of careful research
and measured reflection on the Vietnam War. . . . It may be the
single most important book yet written on the Vietnam
conflict."--American Historical Review"A remarkable achievement
[and] one of the most significant books published on Vietnam in the
last decade."--Journal of Military History"This is the book [on the
Vietnam War] we've been waiting for. . . . It definitely
establishes itself as the new standard."--Vietnam "This important
and provocative work should be read by anyone studying the war,
whether in academia or from personal interest."--Library Journal"If
you only had to have one book on the Vietnam War, this is the
one."--The Veteran
"An awe-inspiring achievement in epic form."--Lloyd Gardner, author
of Pay Any Price: Lyndon Johnson and the Wars for Vietnam"One of
the country's most distinguished historians has written a veritable
international history of America's long war in Vietnam. Utilizing a
trove of declassified documents from archives in the U.S. as well
as Vietnam, John Prados contributes to the historiography of the
war by providing context for why the war was unwinnable. This book
is a terrific read, full of revelations, astute interpretations,
and historical documentation--the recipe for a classic because it
advances our understanding of history."--Larry Berman, author of
Perfect Spy: The Extraordinary Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine
Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent and No Peace No Honor:
Nixon, Kissinger and Betrayal in Vietnam"Prados has given us a
great gift--a fresh, original, and fascinating synthesis of a long
and complicated war by one of the nation's foremost
experts."--Christian G. Appy, author of Patriots: The Vietnam War
Remembered from All Sides"A monumental work of passionately engaged
scholarship, written in an easy, conversational style. There is no
other history of the war quite like it."--Marilyn B. Young, author
of The Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990"Should be read by the lawmakers and
opinion leaders who habitually babble on about the 'lessons of the
Vietnam War.'"--Ronald Spector, author of After Tet: The Bloodiest
Year in Vietnam
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