Awards

• Commended for Lukas Prize Project (Lynton History Prize) 2001

Overview

To grasp the complicated causes and consequences of the Vietnam War, one must understand the extraordinary life of Ho Chi Minh, the man generally recognized as the father of modern Vietnam. Duiker provides startling insights into Ho's true motivation, as well as into the Soviet and Chinese roles in the Vietnam War.

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"""Magnificent"" - New York Times ""A major scholarly achievement"" - Washington Post"""

""Magnificent"" - New York Times ""A major scholarly achievement"" - Washington Post""

Magnificent - New York Times A major scholarly achievement - Washington Post

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William J Duiker is the leading scholar on the life of Ho Chi Minh. He has travelled repeatedly to Vietnam over the last decade to obtain research materials and to interview some of the few living Vietnamese who knew Ho well. In 1997, he retired from the history department at Penn. State University. He now lives in North Carolina.

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