The Aftermath, 1975-85

by Edward Doyle and Terrence Maitland

Book Overview

The editors of Time-Life Books have produced another exciting series: The Vietnam Experience. The Aftermath 1975 - 1985 is brought to you in wonderful detail through vivid photography and engaging,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939526174
• ISBN13: 9780939526178
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Boston Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

After the Americans Went Home

This is the last volume in the 25-volume Time-Life Series titled "The Vietnam Experience. Each of the volumes is hardback, large format, about 190 pages with many good black and white and color photographs and maps and with a decent bibliography. There are shelves of books about the Vietnam War but very few that describe the aftermath of the war as this one does. The subjects covered include descriptions of the governments in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia after the communist takeovers, the refugees fleeing each country, the impact of Vietnam on America, and the continuing bitter debate about the war among the public and in the movies and on television. The impact of Vietnam on America's intervention and policy in Iran, Grenada, Nicaragua, Lebanon and other countries is briefly described. A lot of new material has come to light since "The Aftermath" was published. For example, this book states that the Cambodian genocide caused the deaths of "probably" under one million people. Nowadays 1.5 million deaths is the more commonly accepted estimate. Also, there's more information available now about Vietnam "reeducation camps" and Hmong and Montagnard refugees. All in all, however, this is an excellent book: well-written, easy to read, and well-illustrated. You could do worse than to read all 25 of the Time-Life volumes to get a thorough understanding of "The Vietnam Experience." Smallchief