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The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War Hardcover - 1998

by John Prados

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"Enormously illuminating. . . . John Prados can lead a reader, from the battle buff to the expert, through the series of campaigns near the DMZ and along Route 9 better than any other author I have read. . . . His understanding of the decision-making process in Hanoi is nuanced and sophisticated. . . . A first-rate book from a first-rate scholar." Robert K. Brigham, Vassar College

"The most comprehensive treatment yet of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and its place in the war." Washington Post

"An excellent book about one of the most important facets of the Vietnam War. . . . From now on it will be irresponsible for any Vietnam War scholar to deal with the strategy for this still controversial conflict without referring to The Blood Road, a thoughtful, painstakingly researched book." The Quarterly Journal of Military History

"A valuable work of interest to all scholars of the Vietnam War." Journal of Military History

Could the United States have won the Vietnam War if it had been able to cut off the Viet Cong from their North Vietnamese support by severing the Ho Chi Minh Trail? Acclaimed historian John Prados tackles this crucial question in this elegant, unprecedented, and exciting work of historical scholarship. Aided by recently declassified government documents and previously unavailable oral histories, memoirs, and interviews, Prados explores all sides of the conflict, providing details of the action in Hanoi and North Vietnam and avoiding the narrowly focused battle histories, atomized individual accounts, and overly generalized visions dominating previous histories.

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For a time Comrade Phong became the watchmaker of Dien Bien Phu.

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  • Title The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War
  • Author John Prados
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, New York
  • Date October 16, 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780471254652 / 0471254657
  • Weight 1.79 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.57 x 6.45 x 1.43 in (24.31 x 16.38 x 3.63 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States, Ho Chi Minh Trail
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98009340
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.704

About the author

JOHN PRADOS, Ph.D., is the author of nine other books on military history, including Combined Fleet Decoded, Hidden History of the Vietnam War, Valley of Decision, Keeper of the Keys, and Presidents' Secret Wars. Dr. Prados lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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