Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

The Vietnam War is chaotic. From the very beginning there were no clear front lines, and the line between soldiers and civilians was just as blurred. The position of the United States, one of the parties to the war, is even more ambiguous. The U.S. government never once, throughout the entire war, called the Vietnam War a war. This book set out to reveal the true nature of the Vietnam War through the voices of those who were directly involved, which only makes it all the more bewildering. Throughout the entire war, only one thing was clear and unmistakable: the firm national consciousness of the North Vietnamese. And in the end, their resolute will triumphed over hesitation and confusion.

But the cost was far too great. More than 15 million casualties over 30 years can never be justified by anything. What is ideology, that it should demand such enormous sacrifice, that it should make human life so cheap? One can only be overwhelmed.

By Michael Maclear / translated by Yu Gyeong-chan

Eulyoo Publishing

August 31, 2002

original title: Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War

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