The Spy Who Loved Us_ The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game ( PDFDrive )

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and ambitions, their myths about themselves, and their role in
the world.
For this assignment, the Vietnamese put their faith in one
man, who would become their most important spy and one of
their greatest military weapons. As a lesson in warfare and as a
way to understand the Vietnamese, there is no better lens than
the life of Pham Xuan An. Instead of being called “the spy who
loved us,” he could equally well be called—as one of my editors
suggested—”the most dangerous man in Vietnam.” While reading
this book, I recommend keeping both lenses at hand or, better
yet, popping one in each eye.