The Phoenix Program - Softcover

Valentine, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504032888 ISBN 13: 9781504032889

Publisher: Open Road Distribution, 2016

Synopsis

“An important work.” —John Prados, author of President’s Secret Wars
 
“This definitive account of the Phoenix program, the US attempt to destroy the Viet Cong through torture and summary execution, remains sobering reading for all those trying to understand the Vietnam War and the moral ambiguities of America’s Cold War victory. Though carefully documented, the book is written in an accessible style that makes it ideal for readers at all levels, from undergraduates to professional historians.” —Alfred W. McCoy, author of The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade

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From the Author:

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From the Back Cover:

"This definitive account of the Phoenix Program remains sobering reading for all those trying to understand the Vietnam War and the moral ambiguities of America's Cold War victory. Though carefully documented, the book is written in an accessible style that makes it ideal for readers at all levels, from undergraduates to professional historians." Professor Alfred J. McCoy, author of The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in The Global Drug Trade.

"An important work." John Prados, author of Presidents' Secret Wars.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road Distribution
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1504032888
• ISBN 13: 9781504032889
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484