Duc: A reporter's love for the wounded people of Vietnam

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Duc: A reporter's love for the wounded people of Vietnam

Almost half a century ago, a young reporter from Germany arrived in still-glamorous Saigon to cover the Vietnam War over a period of five years.Â
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In this memoir he now tells the story of how he fell in love with the Vietnamese people.Â
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He praises theÂ beauty, eleganceÂ andÂ feistinessÂ of their women. He describes blood-curdling Communist atrocities and fierce combat scenes he had witnessed. He introduces a striking array of characters: heroes, villains, statesmen and spooks, hilarious eccentrics, street urchins and orphans herding water buffalos.Â
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He shows how professional malpractice by U.S. media stars such as Walter Cronkite turned the military victory of American and South Vietnamese forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive into a political defeat. He mourns theÂ countless innocent victimsÂ of the Communist conquest of South Vietnam, which was the grim consequence of its abandonment by the United States. Thus, he argues, the wrong side won.Â
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Finally, with the eyes on Afghanistan, he poses a harrowing question:Â Are democratic societies with their proclivity for self-indulgence politically and psychologically equipped to win a protracted war against a totalitarian foe?

Country	USA
Author	Uwe Siemon-Netto
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
EAN	9781482692808
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1482692805
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	278
PublicationDate	2013-07-10
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Duc: A reporter's love for the wounded people of Vietnam

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