num_pages: 864
description: Winner of the Overseas Press Club Cornelius Ryan AwardJohn Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from its early days, through the bloody battle of Hue in 1968, to the Cambodian invasion. He was judged by his colleagues to be the best television reporter of the war, however, the traumatic stories Laurence covered became a personal burden that he carried long after the war was over.In this evocative, unflinching memoir, laced with humor, anger, love, and the unforgettable story of MÃ© a cat rescued from the battle of Hue, Laurence recalls coming of age during the war years as a journalist and as a man. Along the way, he clarifies the murky history of the war and the role that journalists played in altering its course.The Cat from HuÃ©i&gt; has earned passionate acclaim from many of the most renowned journalists and writers about the war, as well as from military officers and war veterans, book reviewers, and readers. This book will stand with Michael Herr's Dispatches , Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War , and Neil Sheehan's A Bright, Shining Lie as one of the best books ever written about Vietnam-and about war generally.
language: English
title: The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story
titlecomplete: The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story
genres: Military Fiction, History, Memoir, Asia, Animals, Military History, War, Cats, Journalism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 764
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Cornelius Ryan Award
publisher: PublicAffairs