Gabriel Kolko (19322014) was Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto. He was the author of Anatomy of War, Century of War, and Another Century of War?, all available from The New Press.
"A book that goes far beyond the ambitions of earlier writers by
synthesizing the difficult story of United States intervention with
the yet more complicated internal dynamic of the Vietnamese
Revolution. A stylish, passionate, stimulating, and provocative
work that needs to be read by anyone concerned about the
overweening role of the United States in the world." —Richard Gott,
Manchester Guardian
"This is one of the most comprehensive examinations of the Vietnam
war yet written. Gabriel Kolko has gone far beyond the obvious
military, political, and economic aspects of the war to explore
in-depth causative factors leading to the end result. . . . Of
interest to anyone wishing to study the Vietnam War in all of its
ramifications." —Military Review
"For those seriously interested in understanding the underlying
political and social structures that predetermined significant
elements of the Vietnam War—social structures that the U.S.
government chose to ignore—reading this book is an absolute
necessity. There is simply no other book of its scope available
today, and there is not likely to be another like it for a long
time." —Martin J. Sherwin, Dartmouth College
"Kolko's grand synthesis deftly balances the three sides in the
protracted struggle: the Communist Party, the Republic of Vietnam,
and the U.S. . . . This meticulously documented work will become a
pivotal starting point for all future discussion of the Vietnam
War." —Kirkus Reviews
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