The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War

Name: The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Phillip Jennings
ISBN: 9781433271212

Author: Phillip Jennings

Series: The Politically Incorrect Guide Series

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 02/23/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

The mainstream media and history books would have you believe that the Vietnam War was tragic and a dismal failure. But Phillip Jennings is here to set the record straight, about one of the bright spots in U.S. military history. In this latest Politically Incorrect Guide, Jennings shatters culturally accepted myths and busts politically incorrect lies that liberal pundits and leftist professors have been telling you for years. The Vietnam War was the most importantand successfulcampaign to defeat Communism. Without the sacrifices made and the courage displayed by our military, the world might be a different place. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War reveals the truth about the battles, players, and policies of one of the most controversial wars in U.S. history.

About Phillip Jennings

Phillip Jennings served as a Marine captain in both Vietnam and Laos and wrote the critically acclaimed book, Nam-A-Rama, and Goodbye Mexico, and won the Pirates Alley Faulker Society gold medal for short fiction. He is a Vietnam War lecturer at the University of Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on July 10, 2015

I suspect a lot of people (mostly in my age range) who pick this book up say "finally". My recommendation on this book. Just read it and try to go in with an open mind. Think about the content and be willing to look at the picture that has been out there in the media and then at the facts presented h......more

Goodreads review by Rod on April 15, 2019

Jane Fonda, “if you understood what communism was, you would hope and pray on your knees that we would someday become communist.” 1970. Apparently America DID WIN the Vietnam War. But then the Leftist Media and sneaky lying communists crept out and took over in a few days. (does that count as a win?)......more

Goodreads review by Donald on January 15, 2013

I like the style of Jennings and find that the he is very knowledgeable on the war in Vietnam. He was a marine during the war, so his insights are direct and informative. Being a marine, he has the common trait of anti-liberal, however Jennings doesn't appear to pull his punches for the incompetent......more

Goodreads review by Cav on October 18, 2022

"Guess what? America didn’t lose the Vietnam War Communism did not triumph in Southeast Asia The Vietnamese people are today one of the most pro-American on the planet..." The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Vietnam War is my third book from the "Politically Incorrect Guide" series. So far, they hav......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on May 24, 2024

Apart from its killer soundtrack, I never have known or (dare I say it?) cared all that much for the Vietnam War. By this, I don't mean to say that I do "care" for any war. Rather, I am referring to its historical and cultural significance. Lacking the older-fashioned and at least superficially (tha......more