Merle L. Pribbenow served as a languageofficer, operations officer, and staff officer forthe CIA from 1968 to 1995, including five years in Saigon at the end of the war.
"An important . . . book . . . well worth reading. A unique
addition to the history of the war. . . . While heavily laced with
Marxist-Leninist rhetoric and Socialist propaganda, the book offers
unique, often surprising insights."--Military Review"A significant
addition to the historiography of the Vietnam War. . . . The
importance of this book is that it provides the viewpoint of our
enemy during our longest and probably most controversial
war."--Armor"This book is important and will serve as an essential
source for those writing about the Vietnam War. If for no other
reason, scholars and students will be able to refer to it to
discover the official Hanoi position on various aspects of the
war."--The Historian"This translation offers Asian specialists of
all disciplines, military and political historians, and students of
revolutionary movements a wealth of information, much of it
previously unavailable in any language, and a critical perspective
that are certain to stimulate controversy and suggest new avenues
of research for decades to come. As such, Victory in Vietnam is
essential reading."--Journal of Asian Studies"This book, the
definitive statement of the Vietnamese communist point of view,
reveals that many of the accepted truths in our own histories of
the war are simply wrong."--Air & Space Power Journal
"Merle Pribbenow's fine translation of this important PAVN official
history of the war from 1954 to 1975 contains much detail never
before available in English. . . . A valuable resource for serious
students of the Vietnam War."--Edwin E. Mo�se, author of Tonkin
Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War"Pribbenow's skillful and
graceful translation provides valuable insights into many aspects
of the Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective, which is
often surprisingly candid. He deserves our thanks for making this
important volume accessible to a wider audience."--Lewis Sorley,
author of A Better War"Fills a yawning gap in the growing
literature on the Vietnam War."--William J. Duiker, author of Ho
Chi Minh: A Life
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