This is a good time to buy books for fall
reading and “I Am Pol Pot,” by Steve Otto. It is the best way to learn of the
Indo-China war, of the 1960s and 1970s, especially the rise of the Khmer Rouge
(actually called the Communist Party of Kampuchea before and during the Pol Pot
years and Democratic Kampuchea after they were driven out of Cambodia
This book provides an inside look at the
regime. Pol Pot is recreated using real CPK documents. This is a chance to see
what really happened inside that government and how it was actually perceived
by those leading it. This is also a look at the turmoil of Indo-China and the
liberation movements. The rise of the Khmer Rouge actually came before the fall
of Vietnam
It is available in both print and e-books.
From Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Am-Pol-Pot-Steve-Otto/dp/0557039657/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351732306&sr=1-1&keywords=I+am+Pol+Pot , $17.14.
From I-Tunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/i-am-pol-pot/id455263219?mt=11 , $8.99.
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