..". the ultimate insider's account of the war from the South Vietnameseside, including the appalling story of how the American intervention actuallyhappened." -- Washington Post

"This book gives Americans a rareopportunity -- the chance to see the Vietnam experience through Vietnamese eyes. FewVietnamese know their recent history as well as Bui Diem does. And none has told itbetter." -- Ambassador William Jorden

..". well-written and attimes illuminating... " -- Library Journal

In the Jaws of Historyis the most important book written on the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of theSouth, from an author who was a senior official of the South Vietnamese governmentand later ambassador to the U.S.