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Vietnam in the Absence of War: One Immoral War, Two Revealing Bicycle Trips

Vietnam in the Absence of War: One Immoral War, Two Revealing Bicycle Trips
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Manufacturer: Blacktail Enterprises

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 959
EAN: 9780963479921
ISBN: 096347992X
Label: Blacktail Enterprises
Manufacturer: Blacktail Enterprises
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2002-03
Publisher: Blacktail Enterprises
Studio: Blacktail Enterprises

Editorial Reviews:

Do you contemplate a visit to Vietnam? This book shows you what to expect, whether by bicycle or other means. There are many observations about the country.

Did you protest the Vietnam War once? This book is partly about Vietnam as an unenthused draftee, but mostly about what has happened there since, plus a bit about Vietnam long ago.

This isn't a book of war stories, and there are no made-up tales such as bicycles crashing over cliffs. Rather, it's a factual and informative account of a fascinating country and its people, including 159 color photographs plus maps and drawings.

It's NOT the Vietnam that many thought they knew!


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Summary: A good man who can't hold a grudge.
Comment: I really liked this short read. Like most good stories, this one is a familiar subject, told from a different view. Namely, that of a soldier who went back simply as a man, and found a warm and friendly people waiting for him. If you are uncharmed by Mr. Rampton's dry wit, which can't hide anywhere in this book, you are made of harder stuff than this reader is.

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Summary: Better to be found
Comment: I found the writing to be a bit stiff and the overall book not that engaging. Too many pithy, non-exciting anecdotes. Unless you need to read a book about this man's journey's look elsewhere

Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Picturesque, vivid, and wistful
Comment: Vietnam In The Absence Of War: One Immoral War, Two Revealing Bicycle Trips by Thomas G. Rampton is an informative and engaging travelogue replete with gorgeous color photography, detailed maps, and poignant personal observations of his bicycle trips through Vietnam in 1998 and 1999. Picturesque, vivid, wistful, and a recommended joy for armchair travelers, for Viet Nam bound visitors, and for anyone curious to learn about what life is really like in modern-day Vietnam.


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