. Dr. Prados lives in Takoma Park, Maryland. Taylor Sorenson is not a soldier; he's in Vietnam to visit his father who works at the U.S. Embassy. Please try again. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. "The Trail undeniably lay at the heart of the war," writes John Prados in the introduction to The Blood Road.The Vietnam War cannot be understood properly without considering this elusive path from North Vietnam to South Vietnam, which helped the Viet Cong defeat … this is an excellent detailed reference source, Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014.
. His mom dragged him here to visit his dad, who's stationed at the US embassy, and Taylor is bored out of his skull.
On Blood Road A Vietnam War Novel. Acclaimed historian John Prados tackles this crucial question in an elegant, unprecedented, and exciting work of historical scholarship. Fiction. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Taylor Sorenson is not a soldier; he's in Vietnam to visit his father who works at the U.S. Embassy. Saba blames her for their mother's On Blood Road is a grittier read.
. I was in Vietnam and realize now how much I didn't know about what was going on. The only way there is the Ho Chi Ming Trail, a series of dangerous paths that snake from South Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia before finally reaching North Vietnam. Using the Trail as a compelling metaphor for and microcosm of the Vietnam War, perennial Book of the Month Club fave John Prados bears the fruits of comprehensive research of previously unavailable oral histories, memoirs, interviews, and government documents.
You need to read it when you can concentrate on what is going on because there are so many things happening at the same time. "Enormously illuminating. Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2020. John Prados, historien militaire américain, est l'un des spécialistes "historiques" de la guerre du Viêtnam, sur laquelle il a beaucoup écrit : un ouvrage sur Khe Sanh, une histoire du conflit qui avait été traduite par Perrin en français il y a quelques années et que j'ai déjà commentée ici-même. 288 pages 978133819013 Ages 14 and up (Grades 9 and up) Gore, Violence, Older Content. It's full of information about the Ho Chi Minh Trail but it is basically information, not anything to really get involved in. This evenhanded, high-impact book examines all sides of the story and addresses head-on the revisionist claims that the war could have ended differently and sooner had the US closed down the Trail. With this book, Prados achieves an illuminating and pathbreaking reassessment of the centurys most ambivalently perceived war. Plot Summary. .
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