The Embassy HouseWith an insight and authenticity honed by his years as a war correspondent and bureau chief for Newsweek in Vietnam, Nicholas Proffitt creates a sweeping, action-packed portrait of that nation--and of the men and women, both Vietnamese and American, brought tumultuously together in the crucible of war. Proffitt is also the author of Gardens of Stone. |
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References to this book
The Viet Nam War/the American War: Images and Representations in Euro ... Renny Christopher No preview available - 1995 |