Postcards from Vietnam SIGNED (1st Edition, First Print thus)

Hans Kemp * SIGNED Limited Edition 80 of only 200 *

ISBN 10: 9628563718 / ISBN 13: 9789628563715

Published by Visionary World Ltd, 1998

About this Item

Limited Edition no. 80 of 200 . SIGNED by Hans Kemp . Described in English and Vietnamese . Book is Unread . Front/Back: New . Spine: New . Printing: 1. Year 1998.

Seller Inventory # 1546

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Postcards from Vietnam SIGNED (1st Edition, First Print thus)
• Publisher: Visionary World Ltd
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9628563718
• ISBN 13: 9789628563715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
• Printing: First (1st) Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Hailed as "the most provocative and disturbing analytical indictment . . . of America's role in Vietnam" by the "New York Times," this is Mary McCarthy's riveting account of her journeys to Saigon and Hanoi In 1967, the editor of the" New York Review of Books "sent Mary McCarthy to Vietnam. In this daring and incisive account," "McCarthy brings her critical thinking and novelist's eye to one of the most unpopular wars in our nation's history.Outraged over America's role in the Vietnam War, McCarthy arrived in Saigon with her own preconceived notions. Her time there did little to alter those beliefs. Focusing on the moral consequences--"the worst thing that could happen to our country would be to win this war"--McCarthy provides firsthand reports from the front line. She describes visits to villages built for Vietnamese refugees torn between the terror that Americans would stay and the fear that they would go.From its coverage of the daily horrors of war to notes on the logistical challenge of bringing 494,000 soldiers home, this is a timely and timeless work from one of America's most outspoken and respected critics.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author's estate.