Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Author | : Richard L. Stevens |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2020-07-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780806167909 |
ISBN-13 | : 0806167904 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail written by Richard L. Stevens and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking the reader in the mountains and forests that the Americans called “Indian country,” Stevens presents the Viet Nam War as an extension of the romantic myth of the American frontier. In seven operations on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the reader enters an exotic, exhilarating, terrifying world. Documented by military reports, Steven’s powerful and poetic prose and his complex examination of the Viet Nam War elevate his Trail journey into the realm of myth.