About this title: Telling the story of war with an artist's touch for the nuances of character--his portrait gallery includes soldiers and diplomats busy at war-making, and above all the Laotians themselves as they realize they have been led down the garden path. Tis book is about secrecy and its illusions, and about the cruel sacrifice of small countries for the convenience of large ones. Photos.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Date Published: 1996-11-22
ISBN-13:9781883642365ISBN:1883642361
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Steerforth Pr
Date Published: 1997-01-01
ISBN-13:9781883642365ISBN:1883642361
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781883642365ISBN:1883642361
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781883642365ISBN:1883642361
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: STEERFORTH PR
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781883642365ISBN:1883642361
Description: New. THE CIA IN ITS GLORY DAYS and the mad confidence that led to disaster in Vietnam are the subjects of Roger Warner's prizewinning history, "Shooting at the Moon: The CIA's War in Laos (first published as "Back Fire, Simon & Schuster, 1995). For a few... read more
"I recommended this on www.talesmag.com as the best book for a Laos newbie to read to get to know about the country. It is a history of the so-called "Secret War" and also a fun read. But the story of the war is not pretty and the US does not come off looking good."
"This book was part of my initial search for the stories of my past. There weren't many books at my local library that dealt with Laos and its involvement with the Veitnam conflict. I'd seen a synopsis of this in a catalogue and requested it. And because I had to return it (and most likely it was late) I never got around to finishing it. I probably had a chapter more to go. But it was mostly read.
And this book at the time gave me such a rich imagining for the land I barely remember. Warner describes the land and the people he'd met with such clarity. For the first time in my life, I felt like I could begin to understand something of what my parents were dealing with, in a political and social sense.
And I wanted to read more about this subject adn come to terms with it and understand where I come from because this book made it clear how important the story is."
"Roger Warner's book is very well researched and gives a comprehensive insight into the turbulent days leading up to, and during America's "sideshow" war in Laos. as well as the period in which the Pathet Lao were involved. This book is a "must" for anybody interested in South-East Asian events of the 60's and 70's."
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