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In the Crossfire
Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary
Ngo Van
In 1936, Ngo Van was captured, imprisoned, and tortured in the dreaded Maison Centrale prison in Saigon for his part in the struggle to free Vietnam from French colonial rule. Five years later, Vietnamese independence was won, and Van found himself imprisoned and abused once more, this time by the Stalinist freedom fighter Ho Chi Minh. Five years after that, Van was in Paris, working with the surrealists.
In the Crossfire documents Ngo Van's incredible life in Vietnam during the two world wars, and his subsequent years spent in the midst of the Parisian intelligentsia. This is the first English translation!
"In the Crossfire is a story that is so many things: a tale of personal courage, despair and hope; a piece of political history that is both a document of revolution and betrayal. Like so much of the struggle against colonialism, for every victory there seems to be a defeat. Yet, history moves forward because, as Van makes clear, people make it move forward."βRon Jacobs, author of The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather UndergroundAre you curious to discover the likelihood of your enjoyment of "In the Crossfire" by Ngo Van? Allow me to assist you! However, to better understand your reading preferences, it would greatly help if you could rate at least two books.