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Bezig met laden... Following Ho Chi Minh: The Memoirs of a North Vietnamese Coloneldoor Bui Tin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book was required reading for a college course I took on the history of modern conflict in Vietnam. It was assigned in conjunction with another book, A Vietcong Memoir by Truong Nhu Tang. This was a fascinating read, especially dovetailing on Truong Nhu Tang's work. This basically takes over where the other work leaves off, at the capitulation of the Saigon regime after the U.S. pulled out. Bùi Tín was the highest ranking officer in the area (an army journalist) and accepted the capitulation. The scene was especially memorable because it is described as the North Vietnamese army rolling into the capitol, and the Saigon regime's leaders waiting around for them and saying, "what took you so long." when the Bùi Tín arrived. Following is the account of how the Vietnamese government went from being a promise of freedom, nationalism and Vietnamese unity after decades of successive occupations to being a corrupt über-bureaucracy that existed on paranoia and the suppression of its people. Bùi Tín subsequently fled the country to live in, of all places, Paris... the capitol of the country that occupied Vietnam as an imperial force for decades. This is a good read, and I highly recommend that it be read right after A Vietcong Memoir. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Colonel Bui Tin, scion of a line of mandarins who defied tradition by becoming a revolutionary, was one of Vietnam's most prominent journalists. His privileged position on Nhan Dan - the Vietnamese equivalent of Pravda - ensured access to the highest and most reliable government and party sources. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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North Vietnamese Colonel Bui Tin was journalist during Vietnam War. He went to France and wrote memoirs. Seemingly exposes many detailed secrets few others know. Alot about Ho Chi Minh, Vo Nguyen Giap, Mao Tse-tung, communism, Japan, Cambodia, France, Vietnam, United States. Recounts of meetings with high level military leaders. Alot of criticism about postwar leadership.
“In truth it had to be said that the thinking of Ho Chi Minh and the rest of the leadership in those days was to regard Mao Tse-tung thought as the only way to follow. But to lose the identity of a nation, of oneself and one’s own power of thought is a colossal mistake.” (page 16)
“After the editor of Nhan Dan conducted his self-criticism, it was my turn.” (page 163) ( )