02678cam a2200397 i 4500 22874818 OSt 20231009160545.0 221122s2023 nyu 000 1 eng 2022044629 9781035003976 9781635423525 (hardcover) 9781635423532 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC pcc ai----- PQ2682.U45 S6713 2023 843.914 VUI/H Vuillard, Éric, author. Sortie honorable. English An honorable exit / Éric Vuillard ; translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti. New York : Other Press, [2023] 150 pages ; 20 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "From the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a piercing account of the lesser-known conflict preceding the Vietnam War that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism. How can a modern army lose to an army of peasants? Delving into the last gasps of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), which saw the communist Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam, Éric Vuillard vividly illustrates the attitudes that both enabled French colonialist abuses and ultimately led to their defeat and withdrawal. From the Michelin rubber plantation, where horrific working conditions sparked an epidemic of suicides, to the battlefield, a sense of superiority over the "yellow men" pervaded European and American forces. And, as with so many conflicts throughout history, there were key actors with a motivation deeper than nationalism or political ideology-greed. An Honorable Exit not only brings to life scenes from the war, but also looks beyond the visceral reality on the ground to the colder calculations of those who seek to benefit from conflict, whether shrewd bankers, who can turn a military win or loss into financial gain, or intelligence operatives like the CIA, who aim to influence governments across the globe"-- Provided by publisher. Indochinese War, 1946-1954 Fiction. Indochina History 1945- Fiction. Historical fiction. lcgft Polizzotti, Mark, translator. Online version: Vuillard, Éric. Honorable exit New York : Other Press, [2023] 9781635423532 (DLC) 2022044630 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 843.914 VUI/H 843.914 VUI/H 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC MES MES ENG 2023-10-09 0 843.914 VUI/H 42849 2023-10-09 16:05:12 699.00 2023-10-09 BK GR12R2 42617 42617