Or with the the enemies call the , american vietnam war. Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet vietnamese participants. I was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and who fought and also the vietnamese viet cong. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives and hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archives. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. Johnsons National Security Council Staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict, but in American History. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this
Mark bowden author of hue 1968. What was it . Its a city in vietnam, third vietnam aty in south the time, and the scene of bloodiest e biggest battle fought in the vietnam war, or what the vietnamese call the american war. You know that a lot has been written about this so how did differently . It this is the first time that a have list like me would access to vietnamese participants. So i was able to tell the story the eyes of both the american soldiers and marines who fought and also the vietnamese, vietcom, north Vietnamese Army, and i think by, there e has gone is a lot of documentation in the hanoi, as well as in bethesda, maryland, and also the records of the johnson administration, all of william papers are there. Johnsons National Security really, staff papers, so 50 years is kind of a good time, go back, because the record is established and yet he participants for the most alive. E still tet ll, up till the offensive, which this was part of, in january of 1968, the administra
Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet participants so i was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and also the vietnam ease viet cong, the North Vietnamese army. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives than hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archive. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. The National Security staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict led in american history. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this is part of, general westmoreland had argued that this war was winn
Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet participants so i was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and also the vietnam ease viet cong, the North Vietnamese army. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives than hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archive. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. The National Security staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict led in american history. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this is part of, general westmoreland had argued that this war was winn
Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet participants so i was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and also the vietnam ease viet cong, the North Vietnamese army. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives than hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archive. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. The National Security staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict led in american history. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this is part of, general westmoreland had argued that this war was winn