Saigon
Anthony Grey
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Publisher:
Open Road Media
Open Road Media
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2013
2013
ISBN-13:
9781480451636
Description:
<DIV><B>An epic saga of love, blood, and destiny in twentieth-century Vietnam: “This superb novel could well be the <I>War and Peace</I> of our age” (<I>San Francisco Chronicle</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> Joseph Sherman first visits Saigon—the capital of French colonial Cochin-China—as a young man on his father’s hunting trip in 1925. But the exotic land lures him back again and again as a traveler, soldier, and reporter. He returns because of his fascination for the enchanting city—and for Lan, a mandarin’s daughter he cannot forget.<BR />  <BR /> Over five decades Joseph’s life becomes enmeshed with the political intrigues of two of Saigon’s most influential families, the French colonist Devrauxs, and the native Trans. In this sweeping saga of tragedy and triumph, Joseph witnesses Vietnam’s turbulent, war-torn fate. He is there when millions of coolies rise against the French, and during their bloody last stand at Dien Bien Phu. And he sees US military “advisors” fire their first shots in America’s hopeless war against the Communist revolution.<BR /><BR /> A story of adventure, love, war, and political power, <I>Saigon</I> presents an enthralling and enlightening depiction of twentieth-century Vietnam.<BR />  </DIV>