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| '''Douglas Pike''' is a historian who specialized in the ] and the ]. | '''Douglas Pike''' served as a ] with the ] assigned to Saigon in 1960. After his State Department service, he worked at the Defense Department and the Congressional Research Service, and then moved to academia. Pike is a historian who specialized in the ] and the ]. | ||
| Pike has a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Northern Dacota and international communications from UC Berkeley. |
Pike has a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Northern Dacota and international communications from UC Berkeley. | ||
| He was the founder of the journal ] which was subscribed to by academics and diplomats worldwide. He has authored numerous books and articles on the war and the VC.<ref name=Martin>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|title=Douglas Pike, Vietnam Expert, Dies at 77|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/world/douglas-pike-vietnam-expert-dies-at-77.html|newspaper=New York Times|date=16/05/2002}}</ref> His book ''Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam'' has been described as "one of the two or three most significant books to emerge from the war".<ref name=Chanoff>{{cite news|last=Chanoff|first=David|title=Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-20/books/bk-945_1_vietnam-war|newspaper=LA Times|date=04/20/1986}}</ref> | He was the founder of the journal ] which was subscribed to by academics and diplomats worldwide. He has authored numerous books and articles on the war and the VC.<ref name=Martin>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|title=Douglas Pike, Vietnam Expert, Dies at 77|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/world/douglas-pike-vietnam-expert-dies-at-77.html|newspaper=New York Times|date=16/05/2002}}</ref> His book ''Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam'' has been described as "one of the two or three most significant books to emerge from the war".<ref name=Chanoff>{{cite news|last=Chanoff|first=David|title=Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-20/books/bk-945_1_vietnam-war|newspaper=LA Times|date=04/20/1986}}</ref> | ||
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Douglas Pike served as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Information Agency assigned to Saigon in 1960. After his State Department service, he worked at the Defense Department and the Congressional Research Service, and then moved to academia. Pike is a historian who specialized in the Vietnam War and the Viet Cong.
Pike has a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Northern Dacota and international communications from UC Berkeley.
He was the founder of the journal Indochina Chronology which was subscribed to by academics and diplomats worldwide. He has authored numerous books and articles on the war and the VC. His book Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam has been described as "one of the two or three most significant books to emerge from the war".
Published works
- Pike, Douglas (1970) Australia: The Quiet Continent Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0521096041
References
- Martin, Douglas (16/05/2002). "Douglas Pike, Vietnam Expert, Dies at 77". New York Times.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Chanoff, David (04/20/1986). "Pavn: Peoples Army of Vietnam". LA Times.
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