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FitzGerald, Frances, 1940-

Fire in the lake : the Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam / - [1st ed.]. - Boston : Little, Brown, [1972] - xiv, 491 pages : maps ; 24 cm

"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." "Portions ... appeared originally in the New Yorker, in slightly different form."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-476).

I. The Vietnamese. States of mind ; Nations and empires ; The sovereign of discord ; The National Liberation Front -- II. The Americans and the Saigon government. Mise en scene ; Politicians and generals ; The United States enters the war ; The Buddhist crisis ; Prospero, Caliban, and Ariel ; Bad puppets ; Elections ; The downward spiral ; Prospero ; Guerrillas ; The Tet Offensive -- III. Conclusion. Nixon's war ; Fire in the lake.

"The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam"--Jacket subtitle.

Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1973. Bancroft Prize, 1973.

LCCN: 72186966

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1945-1975

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
History, 20th Century.
Vietnam Conflict.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.
Vietnam.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Politics.

LC Class. No.: DS557.A6 / F53

Dewey Class. No.: 320.9/597/043