---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:49:14 +0000 From: Emma Bircham <emma@top-flat.u-net.com> To: sixties@jefferson.village.virginia.edu Subject: The American War: 1960-1975 Hello, I am the publications manager of a small publishing house in London, England. We have recently published a book on the Vietnam War called The American War: Vietnam 1960-1975. I think it could be of interest to people who might subscribe to your discussion group. It deals with the war very much from the point of view of the soldiers who fought it and it describes opposition to the war within the armed forces. Best regards, Emma Bircham Bookmarks Publications An event which radicalized a whole generation and defeated the world's most powerful state. The American War: Vietnam 1960-1975 Jonathan Neale The Vietnamese call it the American War. In America, its called the Vietnam War. This is a short history of that war, from the point of view of the peasants and GIs who fought it. ^If youre new to the history of the war in Vietnam, this is the place to start. And if you think youve heard it all, then this is the place to start again. Jonathan Neale has combined compassion and clarity to produce a gripping, hugely informative and deeply moving account. His book is a contribution to the struggle to reclaim the truth about this twentieth century atrocity from the mythology promoted by our rulers and to place that truth at the service of the struggle for the future Mike Marqusee, Author of Muhammed Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties ^Jonathan Neale's book is an excellent overview of the Vietnam war, unique in its bold class-conscious approach. It is very well-researched and especially valuable for its vivid quotations from participants on both sides of the conflict. Howard Zinn, Author of A Peoples History of America ^Something remarkable and rarea survey of the American War in Vietnam that is lively, accessible, idiosyncratic, opinionated and rangy. Neale is unabashedly sympathetic to Vietnamese guerillas and American activists including a full chapter on anti-war protest among US soldiers and unsparing in his criticisms of ruling parties on all sides. Christian G. Appy, Author of Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam email: americanwar@bookmarks.uk.com tel: 020 7637 1848 contact: Emma Bircham for more information
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