Vietnam Voices: Perspectives on the War Years, 1941-1982

Arranged chronologically and in counterpoint, this unique book samples all conceivable forms of oral and written documentation to illuminate the United States' involvement in its longest and most divisive war. The attitudes and experiences of foot soldiers and generals, hawks and doves, politicians and protesters, writers, spies, and pilots are graphically revealed in news releases, excerpts from fiction, poems, graffiti, speeches, intelligence reports, personal diaries, songs, official memos, and more. All viewpoints are included: American, French, British, Cambodian, Thai, Lao, and South and North Vietnamese.\n\nJohn Clark Pratt--teacher, writer, and veteran of the Southeast Asian conflict--has compiled this book so that any reader can comprehend the Vietnam War and perhaps for the first time move from prejudice and confusion to acceptance and understanding. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.\n\nEditorial Reviews\n\nReview\n\nFew readers will come away without learning something from [Vietnam Voices]. (London Times)\n\nA dramatic sampling of the war's human dimension . . . a highly useful compilation of the manifold experiences that Vietnam signified, one that will help us to comprehend the magnitude and significance of this war. (Library Journal)\n\nPerhaps the best one-volume introduction to the literature of the war. (Vietnam War Literature)\n\nEverything about this anthology is imaginative and exciting. (Playboy)\n\nA valuable book, well worth reading. (Los Angeles Times) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.