David Halberstam

Ho

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Produktbeschreibung

In exploring the life and career of Ho Chi Minh, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam provides a window into traditions and culture that influenced the American war in Vietnam, while highlighting the importance of nationalism in determining the war's outcome.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 179g
• ISBN-13: 9780742559936
• ISBN-10: 0742559939
• Artikelnr.: 22819728

Autorenporträt

David Halberstam (1934-2007) was the author of 20 books, the last 14 of which have been national best-sellers. His most recent book, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, is about the Chinese entry into the Korean War. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Vietnam and was a member of the elective Society of American Historians.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Colonial Legacy of the French Chapter 2: Peasant, Dishwasher, Socialist, Communist 1890
1917 Chapter 3: From Belief to Profession: Ho's Path to Communism 1917
1940 Chapter 4: Creating a Nationalist Movement 1941
1945 Chapter 5: Path to Dienbienphu: The Tiger Defeats the Elephant 1945
1954 Chapter 6: The Americans Arrive: The Second Indochina War 1955
1969