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Product Details

  • Paperback: 864 pages
  • Publisher: PublicAffairs; Revised ed. edition (December 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1586481606
  • ISBN-13: 978-1586481605
  • Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.7 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars"We left Viet Nam but it did not leave us."
By Peter X Collins on April 22, 2002
Format: Hardcover
When all is said and done, Jack Laurence will be recognized as certainly the best television reporter to cover the Viet Nam war, if not one of the best reporters, period.
Yet I was prepared to be highly skeptical as I opened this book. As a CBS reporter who came to Viet Nam about a year after Jack Laurence left I had grave misgivings about how he and some of my colleagues had covered the war.
Although I still disagree with some of Jack's views, I find this to be a simply superb book, one that should be read by all Americans who have an interest in that war, and especially by those who are curious about the TV networks covered it.
This book is searingly honest and precise, so honest, in fact, that it will open up Jack to criticism from many who believe that "the press lost the war."
As a personal memoir, it is as good or better than such books as Michael Herr's "Despatches," Phil Caputo's "Rumor of War," and Jon Swain's "River of Time."
Because it has a much broader scope than those books, it may some day may be ranked among the very best books to come out of Vietnam.
As a Jack Laurence tells you in his opening author's note he and his ultra-cool cameraman -- Keith Kay -- recorded either on sound tape or on film tracks much of the dialog you read in the book. Jack also reconstructs from his notes much other dialog that is simply riveting. As one who also worked with some of the same people, I can say their voices as you hear them in this book are exactly as they spoke.
The voices of the Marines, soldiers, pilots, officers and grunts you hear in this book are absolutely authentic.
The detail is astonishing. If you want to know who it REALLY was like in Viet Nam, read this book.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsImpressed, Much work went into this great book.
By A. Wells on January 21, 2002
Format: Hardcover
I served in the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, 173rd Av Attack from 67-73. I served two tours of combat including the Cambodia campaign. I do agree with John on every account, I have no arguments, Yes there was a monster present, and situations got seriously out of hand. But this book is so much more than that, a comprehensive write that is right on the money. This book is the most factual record that I have witnessed on the public market, read this and you will be truly enlightened of this part of the war in Viet Nam.
I'd like to mention a book that is relative to this, and speaks of more conflict to come, a must read, SB 1 or God by Maddox
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Cat from Hue
By Jim Brigham on January 10, 2002
Format: Hardcover
Book Review: "The Cat from Hue: a Vietnam War Story" by John Laurence.
Reading a book like this and knowing the 8 ½ years it took to finish makes one appreciate the words more. A very well written book with no details left out. It is one of the good reading books about Vietnam.
Part I is about Hue in 1968. His first-hand experience with the Marines as they tried to retake the city of Hue. It was during this street-fighting that the cat was found, later to return to Saigon with him and finally back to the United States. The cat named Meo then took control of whatever place it found itself in.
As journalists they were not tied down and were able to leave the battle area and return to Saigon to complete putting together the story and get it sent back to the States to be shown on the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. He spent time with all of the units of the military while they went about the duties of accomplishing the assigned mission. Many times they humped it with the grunts and lived as they did in that foreign country so far away. Returning to Saigon for R & R between assignments to regain their senses Jack writes about things that the grunts never were able to see, the relaxing times in Saigon.
Part II starts after a chance encounter with a member of the advance party of the 1st Cavalry Division and he is able to see for the first time An Khe, which would become the first home of the 1st Cavalry Division. The101st Airborne Division was providing security and conducting operations in the area around An Khe while the 1st Cavalry Division moved in. He covered operations by the 101st Airborne Division then moved up north to cover the Marine units.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThen there was the Cat
By A Customer on January 9, 2003
Format: Paperback
I have read a number of books on the Vietnam "experience" written by journalists and/or military. Each book, on its own merit, has presented truths and experiences that were unique to each author. As a radioman on a task force flag aircraft carrier from 1969 through1972, I spent a great deal of time reading about air strikes, KIA's, MIA's, battles and all sorts of other details as presented from a purely high level military point of view. I wondered about life on the ground, and wondered what "in-country" was like.
As I served my tours, I saw the war change and of course at the time attitudes at home changed. I didn't understand it much then, and now 30+ years later, I find myself trying to understand the truth of what was going on at the time.
When I left the service in 1973, I saw old friends who had served in the Army, Marines and Navy at various times from 1964 until the conclusion. We had all been changed by the experience at some level.
John Laurence, in his book "The Cat From Hue" records changes in himself, those he worked with, and those he accompanied into battle in amazing detail. His record of changes, and the circumstances that brought them about, is something we can all learn from, whether we were fighting the war in the field, protesting, or simply catching it on the news.
The physical size of the book (845 pages) was a bit daunting to me at first. Simply stated it is the story of a young man who went to Vietnam to gather truths and tried to share them with the America of the 1960's. The book had to be long enough to capture his experience as fully as possible. It did. The lives of the soldiers were beautifully interlinked with the life of the author. The military and political leadership, the good and the bad, are painted with remarkable clarity.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy one regret is that John Laurence didn't finish this wonderful book...

An astonishing book about a young television journalist's struggles to report on the Vietnam War. My one regret is that John Laurence didn't finish this wonderful book until 2002. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsWell-written, compassionate first-hand account of Vietnam experiences,...

Well-written, compassionate first-hand account of Vietnam experiences, with some invaluable political background and analysis. Entertaining, and heart-rending. Read more

Published 4 months ago by OffOnOne
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a fantastic book. I cannot put it down

This is a fantastic book. I cannot put it down. John Laurence was a journalist covering the war in Viet Nam. He has written an account of each battle he covered. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Elizabeth Nall
5.0 out of 5 starsWell written and haunting.

This is one of the best books I've read about the Vietnam War.

Published 6 months ago by Stephen T. Flanagan
5.0 out of 5 starsWho Says TV Reporters Can't Write?

Laurence's book is so thoroughly from the heart that the images simply don't leave you. The destruction, the horror, the rain. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Ronin P.
4.0 out of 5 starsHighly recommend.

Book is very well written, although lengthy. My copy was missing pages 195-214. Out of 800+ pages, not a biggy, simply irritating.
Highly recommend.

Published 9 months ago by Barbara J Floyd
5.0 out of 5 starsThoughts stirred after 48 years

A compelling read that brought back lots of memories both good and not so good. I could feel the emotions -- happy, scared, thoughtful, brooding -- of the author and those he... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsI have been reading a good deal about Vietnam lately

I have been reading a good deal about Vietnam lately, and this has to be one of the best. Its well written and comes at the subject from a lot of different angles - from the... Read more

Published 12 months ago by J. Sachs
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book, engaging.

Great book, engaging.

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