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11. Diplomatic Misunderstandings
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION xi
- PROLOGUE: 1969 1
- 1. Why Go Back? 8
- 2. Morning in Hanoi 16
- 3. "I Am Not a Russian" 28
- 4. MIAs and the Swedish Disco 36
- 5. Dragons from the Sky 44
- 6. The Targets of Nam Dinh 57
- 7. Phat Diem: "Everyone Did It" 68
- 8. Marching Off to War 76
- 9. Talking with Generals 84
- 10 Tan Trao—Where It All Began 101
- 11. Diplomatic Misunderstandings 111
- 12. Ghosts in the Zoo 120
- 13. American Boys 130
- 14. All Quiet at the DMZ 148
- 15. An Argument in Hue 160
- 16. The Girl at Marble Mountain 170
- 17. "Number One!" 181
- 18. The Best Weapon 187
- 19. My Enemy, My Self 195
- 20. The Road to Hill 10 208
- 21. The Same Saigon 214
- 22. Boats Along the Mekong 223
- 23. Dancing in the Dark 234
- 24. A My Lai Survivor and the White Viet Cong 246
- 25. At the End of the Tunnel 256
- EPILOGUE 266
- ESSAY ON SOURCES 277
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION xi
- PROLOGUE: 1969 1
- 1. Why Go Back? 8
- 2. Morning in Hanoi 16
- 3. "I Am Not a Russian" 28
- 4. MIAs and the Swedish Disco 36
- 5. Dragons from the Sky 44
- 6. The Targets of Nam Dinh 57
- 7. Phat Diem: "Everyone Did It" 68
- 8. Marching Off to War 76
- 9. Talking with Generals 84
- 10 Tan Trao—Where It All Began 101
- 11. Diplomatic Misunderstandings 111
- 12. Ghosts in the Zoo 120
- 13. American Boys 130
- 14. All Quiet at the DMZ 148
- 15. An Argument in Hue 160
- 16. The Girl at Marble Mountain 170
- 17. "Number One!" 181
- 18. The Best Weapon 187
- 19. My Enemy, My Self 195
- 20. The Road to Hill 10 208
- 21. The Same Saigon 214
- 22. Boats Along the Mekong 223
- 23. Dancing in the Dark 234
- 24. A My Lai Survivor and the White Viet Cong 246
- 25. At the End of the Tunnel 256
- EPILOGUE 266
- ESSAY ON SOURCES 277