The Real War: The Classic Reporting on the Vietnam War

In The Village of Ben Suc, Schell recounts the destruction by American forces of a village that was caught up in the largest American military operation of the war. He flies into Ben Suc in the attack helicopters, follows the assault on the village, and describes the fortunes of the villagers after they have been removed to refugee camps.

In The Military Half, Schell describes the destruction of two entire provinces in South Vietnam by American bombing and ground operations. Flying in the forward air-control planes that guide the bombing, he gives first-hand accounts of the bombing runs, and of their results. He gives the sights, the sounds, and the feel of the Vietnam War. He shows, in microcosm, how it all worked.

This edition of Mr. Schell's classic reporting offers a new generation a chance to see Vietnam as it actually was, and his new essay makes an important contribution to the continuing debate over a war that the country seems unable to put behind it.

Classic reporting for the "New Yorker" on the war in Vietnam, with a new essay offering a full scale interpretation of the war and its legacy.

Legendary reporting for the New Yorker on the war in Vietnam--the war that, for many Americans, will never go away.

Library Journal

Journalist Schell's personal experience has made him a trusted voice on the Vietnam War. This combo volume brings together the title piece along with The Village of Ben Suc and The Military Half. A solid title for public and academic libraries. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

Jonathan Schell was born in 1943 in New York City, where he still lives. Among his previous books is the best-selling The Fate of the Earth. His writing on Vietnam has been included in the Library of America’s recent two-volume Reporting Vietnam.