Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

Although there are many books and films dealing with the Vietnam War, Sideshow tells the truth about America's secret and illegal war with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973. William Shawcross interviewed hundreds of people of all nationalities, including cabinet ministers, military men, and civil servants, and extensively researched U.S. Government documents. This full-scale investigation-with material new to this edition-exposes how Kissinger and Nixon treated Cambodia as a sideshow. Although the president and his assistant claimed that a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia was necessary to eliminate North Vietnamese soldiers who were attacking American troops across the border, Shawcross maintains that the bombings only spread the conflict, but led to the rise of the Khmer Rouge and the subsequent massacre of a third of Cambodia's population.

Author: William Shawcross
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 08/14/2002
Pages: 542
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.32h x 5.82w x 1.18d
ISBN13: 9780815412243
ISBN10: 081541224X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Political Science | American Government | General

About the Author
William Shawcross, the author of Deliver Us from Evil, lives in London.