From: "Bureau of Public Secrets" <knabb-AT-bopsecrets.org>
Date: 02 Sep 2010 00:16:13 UTC   (05:16:13 PM in author's locale)
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Just out:

Ngo Van's
IN THE CROSSFIRE: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

Translated by Ken Knabb, Hélène Fleury, Naomi Sager & Hilary Horrocks
Published by AK Press
296 pages, 70 illustrations. $19.95

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Although the Vietnam War is still well known, few people are aware of the
decades of struggles against the French colonial regime that preceded it,
many of which had no connection with the Stalinists (Ho Chi Minh's
Communist Party). The Stalinists were ultimately victorious, but only after
they systematically destroyed all the other oppositional currents.

This book is the story of those other movements and revolts, caught in the
crossfire between the French and the Stalinists, told by one of the few
survivors.

Ngo Van's IN THE CROSSFIRE is one of those rare books like Voline's
"The Unknown Revolution" or Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" that almost
single-handedly unveil moments of hidden history -- sublime moments when
people break through the bounds of the "possible" and strive to create a
life worthy of their deepest dreams and aspirations.

For more information on the book, including online excerpts, see
www.bopsecrets.org/vietnam/index.htm

To order the book, see
www.akpress.org/2010/items/inthecrossfire



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