Fire in the Lake

The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam

Frances FitzGerald

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Back Bay Books
01 July 2002

History; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Military history; Vietnam War; Political structure & processes; Battles & campaigns

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"Frances FitzGerald's landmark history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War, ""a compassionate and penetrating account of the collision of two societies that remain untranslatable to one another."" (New York Times Book Review) This magisterial work, based on Frances FitzGerald's many years of research and travels, takes us inside the history of Vietnam -- the traditional, ancestor-worshiping villages, the conflicts between Communists and anti-Communists, Catholics and Buddhists, generals and monks, the disruption created by French colonialism, and America's ill-fated intervention -- and reveals the country as seen through Vietnamese eyes.

Originally published in 1972, Fire in the Lake was the first history of Vietnam written by an American and won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the National Book Award. With a clarity and insight unrivaled by any author before it or since, Frances FitzGerald illustrates how America utterly and tragically misinterpreted the realities of Vietnam."

By: Frances FitzGerald
Imprint: Back Bay Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780316159197
ISBN 10: 0316159190
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 July 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active