Author: MCCARTHY, MARY.
Title: HANOI.
Description: London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968., McCarthy was opposed to the Vietnamese war & often wrote articles about it. Here she writes about Hanoi after visiting North Vietnam in March 1968. About the officials, the people, the hardships, the closed shops, relentless bombing by the U.S., cluster bombs which fired steel pellets, the surgeons who tried to remove these tiny balls from patients skulls & backs, sometimes it was easier to leave them in, but remove the splinters instead as they caused infection.The senseless destruction of many places, even hospitals with red crosses painted on their roof. Near fine except previous owner's initials & date stamped on f.f.e.p.. D./w. torn in 2 places on front top edge & in 3 places on back top edge, o./w. near fine. SBN 297177001. 1968

Keywords: Vietnam Hanoi