Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail Mature, Myth and War in Vietnam |
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| Author:
| Stevens, Richard L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-2768-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Taking the reader in the mountains and forests that the Americans called "Indian country," Stevens presents the Viet Nam War as an extension of the romantic myth of the American frontier. In seven operations on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the reader enters an exotic, exhilarating, terrifying world. Documented by military reports, Steven's powerful and poetic prose and his complex examination of the Viet Nam War elevate his Trail journey into the realm of myth.
Taking the reader in the mountains and forests that the Americans called "Indian country," Stevens presents the Viet Nam War as an extension of the romantic myth of the American frontier. In seven operations on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the reader enters an exotic, exhilarating, terrifying world. Documented by military reports, Steven's powerful and poetic prose and his complex examination of the Viet Nam War elevate his Trail journey into the realm of myth.