In 2007, the book perfect spy the incredible double life of pham xuan an was first published, and it shook both the vietnamese and american public. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent during. In 1953 the viet minh had found him a job as a post office censor and via this he worked with col edward lansdale, then with saigons us military. Many of the secrets told by an to berman are revealed in the biography. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent berman, larry on. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent by larry berman. Georgia state university, delivered a talk entitled perfect spy. During the vietnam war, time reporter pham xuan an befriended everyone. A friend to all the legendary reporters who covered the vietnam war, he was an invaluable source of news and a fountain of wisdom on all things vietnamese.
The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent. The incredible double life of pham xuan an by larry berman is a superb in depth biographical study of a very unique and rather unusual individual. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent ebook written by larry berman. After 1954 he became an agent for the north vietnamese communist government, and infiltrated the south vietnamese army. No one knew he was a spy providing strategic intelligence to hanoi. Major general an 1927 2006, who was also known as x6, tran van trung and hai trung, began to take part in revolutionary activities in the early 1950s and was inducted into the communist. Pham xuan an was a stringer and then reporter for several important news organizations, ending with. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine report. Surprising tale of pham xuan an, a spy on times staff. By ltcol mike christytogetherweserved dispatches pham xuan an was a brilliant journalist and an ever better spy. Pham xuan an, a vietnamese man who led a perilous double life as communist spy and respected reporter for western news organizations during the vietnam war, has died, according to his son, pham.
This is the amazing story of a vietnamese communist agent who worked for time magazine as a. Hunt spoke to the times just ahead of the american publication. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read perfect spy. In 1944, when he was 16, he became a courier for the viet minh, which was then fighting the japanese. Perfect spy, the incredible double life of pham xuan an, time. Buy the ebook perfect spy, the incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent by larry berman online. The vietnam war and pham xuan ans dangerous game by thomas a. Here, berman chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the most fascinating spies of the 20th century. The perfect spy and selfeffacing journalist pham xuan an. During the vietnam war, time reporter pham xuan an befriended everyone who was anyone in saigon, including american journalists such as david halberstam and neil sheehan, the cias william colby, and the legendary colonel edward lansdalenot to mention the most influential members of the south vietnamese government and army.
Pham xuan an had no special knowledge about communism and spying episode 3 a. Pham xuan an, the viet cong colonel who worked as a reporter for u. He was also simultaneously spying for the national liberation front for south vietnam. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine pdf to swf for pagination report. Berman sets out in this book to report on his interviews with just about all the leading members of the saigon press corps during the vietnam war to determine whether they had had any idea that pham xuan an had been a vietcong spy. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent by larry s. Pham xuan an personally helped to plan the 1968 tet offensive. Larry berman ably weaves together history, personality, politics, and biography throughout the book.
The latest edition of the book is an honest and vivid account of the thrilling but dangerous life of an. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent ebook. This addition has been made by a former classmate from 195758. An american historian who authored a book on vietnams famed spy pham xuan an has launched a website in both english and vietnamese.
Pham xuan an made a secret trip to hanoi in 1968 to be given an award for his contributions to the 1968 tet offensive and that an had provided proof of this trip by showing a former journalist colleague a photo of himself standing next to ho chi minh. His whole story is related by larry berman in his book, perfect spy. Movie on legendary spy pham xuan an planned news vietnamnet. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The incredible double life of pham xuan an, time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent larry berman, author. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Movie on legendary spy pham xuan an planned vietnamnet bridge a 32episode television film on the legendary vietnamese spy pham xuan an will be shot soon in both the us and viet nam. While somewhat in the genre of spy stories, end page 291 it offers far more and dr. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The incredible double life of pham xuan an time magazine reporter and vietnamese communist agent by larry berman. This book is a well written description of general pham xuan ans activities as a communist agent in south vietnam from the 1940s through 1975 and afterwards.
American larry berman, author of a book on vietnamese spy pham xuan an, spoke about the famous spy to students from the hcm city university. Larry bermans new book, perfect spy, tells the true story of reporter pham xuan an. During the vietnam war, pham xuan an was a highly respected time magazine reporter who turned out to be a spy for the north vietnamese. Pham xuan an, who led a double life as a trusted reporter for western news organizations during the vietnam war while spying for north vietnam, died wednesday in ho chi minh city. Perfect spy larry berman ebook harpercollins publishers. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. He told safer he had joined the viet minh in 1944 to fight the japanese during world war ii and the french. An made a lot of friends, but he was ultimately committed to ensuring that the americans lost the war, says luke hunt, author of punji trap pham xuan an. Pham xuan an was a vietnamese journalist for time magazine who spied for the us. From this moment forward, the lives of communist spy pham xuan an and one of vietnams most ardent anticommunists, dr.
Knowing that war with the united states was inevitable, the party sent an to america to study journalism for his cover and. During the vietnam war, time reporter pham xuan an befriended many american journalists and soldiers. Years later, in 2006, when an died at 79, cloud memorialized him as a firstclass journalist with an. Pham xuan an was a student at orange coast college community college in costa mesa, ca, where he studied journalism from 195759 and was on the staff of the newspaper, the barnacle.
The punji trap explores pham xuan ans impact on vietnam. They all say that an had been a completely trusted associate. Pham xuan an, who reported on the vietnam war for time magazine and led a double life as a spy for communist north vietnam, died yesterday at 79 in ho chi minh city. Us author lectures on vn legendary spy pham xuan an news. During the vietnam war, time reporter pham xuan an befriended everyone who was anyone in saigon, including american journalists such as david. The charismatic pham xuan an served as a correspondent for time magazine and reuters and the norths super spy in saigon. Around new years 1965 i went to a party with a lot of journalists, where i met beverly deepe, a reporter for the new york herald tribune. With the obituaries written the analysis can start. Pham xuan an had no special knowledge about communism.
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