Perfect Spy by Larry Berman

"An intriguing story of clandestine activities during the Vietnam War. Berman, one of America’s best historians, breaks incredible new ground in these pages. An important new addition to our understanding of the Cold War battles in Southeast Asia. A must-read."

- Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, Tulane University

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Title: Journal of Military History
Publisher: Project Muse Scholarly journals online
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Title: The Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf
Publisher: www.cia.gov
Date: December 2007
Language: English

Title: Foreign Affairs review
Publisher: Foreign Affairs
Date: December 2007
Language: English

Title: Larry Berman's The Perfect Spy, Pham Xuan An - Review
Publisher: www.ospreymedia.com
Date: August 13, 2007
Language: English

Title: Perfect Spy : the Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
Publisher: Time Magazine
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Language: English

Title: Signings
Publisher: www.viettribune.com
Date: December 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Hollywood "ngam diep vien hoa Pham Xuan An
Publisher: Viet Bao
Date: September 8,2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Three Books About Spies
Publisher: www.csmonitor.com
Date: September 2007
Language: English

Title: Book on legendary agent to hit shelves
Publisher: Vietnam Net
Date: September 9, 2007
Language: English

Title: Ra mat cuon sach moi ve Thieu tuong Pham Xuan An
Publisher: www.hanoimoi.com
Date: September 13, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Historian and Author Larry Berman Discusses "Perfect Spy"
Publisher: www.usembassy.state.gov
Date: Fall 2007
Language: English

Title: Hollywood "ngam" Diep vien hoan hao Pham Xuan An
Publisher: www.tuoitre.com
Date: September 8, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Culture Vulture
Publisher: Vietnam News
Date: September 13, 2007
Language: English

Title: In from the cold
Publisher: www.viet-studies.info
Date: September 7, 2007
Language: English

Title: Dr. Erich Helfert reviews Perfect Spy
Publisher: San Francisco Books & Travel
Date: Fall 2007
Language: English

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Date: September 12,2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: The Perfect Spy
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Language: English

Title: The Virtue of Resistance: A Look at Ray Ginger’s The Bending Cross and Larry Berman’s The Perfect Spy
Publisher: www.dissidentvoice.com
Date: August 20,2007
Language: English

Title: Pham Xuan Ann Van Hoan Toan Bi An
Publisher: www.vietTribune.com
Date: August 20, 2007
Language: English

Title: An American biographer explores the life of a North Vietnamese spy
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Language: English

Title: Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
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Title: Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
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Language: English

Title: Spotlight: Summer Reading
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Title: Washington Decoded Book Review
Publisher: www.washingtondecoded.com
Date: August 11, 2007
Language: English

Title: Political Affairs Book Review
Publisher: www.politicalaffairs.com
Date: August 13, 2007
Language: English

Title: His book on Vietnamese spy criticized by conservative website
Publisher: History New Network
Date: May 29, 2007
Language: English

Title: Fighting radicals, and a reporter-spy
Publisher: www.washingtontimes.com
Date: August 12, 2007
Language: English

Title: Pham Xuan An
Publisher: www.vietamreview.net
Date: n/a
Language: English

Title: Gioi Thieu "Perfect Spy" coa Larry Berman
Publisher: www.ocregister.com
Date: July 1, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Who Was Pham Xuan An?
Publisher: www.vva.org by John Prados
Date: June, 2007
Language: English

Title: Perfect Spy
Publisher: www.ocregister.com
Date: May 8, 2007
Language: English

Title: Spy Games: Larry Berman
Publisher: www.readexpress.com
Date: July 9, 2007
Language: English

Title: Perfect Spy
Publisher: www.frontpagemag.com
Date: July 12, 2007
Language: English

Title: VNA Publishing House joins hands with US partners
Publisher: Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Date: July 17, 2007
Language: English

Title: Pham Xuan An, vua lam bao vua lam gian diep
Publisher: Nguoi Viet
Date: June 27, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Voice of American Broadcast
Publisher: www.voanews.com/
Date: May 25, 2007
Language: English

Title: UC Riverside Highlander
Publisher: Highlander
Date: May 15, 2007
Language: English and Vietnamese

Title: The Van Hoa-The Thao (Culture-Sports Weekly)
Publisher: www.radiovncr.com
Date: May 19, 2007
Language: English & Vietnamese

Title: Perfect Spy on Little Saigon Radio
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Date: May 23, 2007
Language: English and Vietnamese

Title: Phong van GS Larry Berman Phan 2
Publisher: www.radiovncr.com
Date: May 19, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: UC Davis author tells story of spy in our midst
Publisher: www.sacbee.com
Date: May 14, 2007
Language: English

Title: The perfect spy. A local historian immortalizes an affable Vietnamese double agent who once worked as a Sacramento journalist
Publisher: www.newsreview.com
Date: May 4, 2007
Language: English

Title: NPR : The Story of Vietnams Perfect Spy
Publisher: NPR Saturday Edition
Date: April 28, 2007
Language: English

Title: Library Journal Review PDF icon
Publisher: Library Journal
Date: April 15, 2007
Language: English

Title: Sach noi ve Tuong Pham Xuan An lan dau tien duoc xuat ban tai My
Publisher: www2.thanhnien.com.vn
Date: April 17, 2007
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Publishers Weekly PDF icon
Publisher: www.publishersweekly.com
Date: March 26, 2007
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Language: English

Title: Kirkus Review
Publisher: www.kirkusreviews.com
Date: 2007
Language: English

Title: A Perfect Spy - For Which Side?
Publisher: www.talawas.org
Date: April 7, 2007
Language: Vietnam PDF icon English
Credit: Translation courtesy of Merle Pribbinow

Title: Book Preview: Perfect Spy by Larry Berman
Publisher: www.nhamagazine.com
Date: 2007
Language: English

Title: "The Perfect Spy" interview (4:25)
Publisher: www.theworld.org
Date: September 21, 2006
Language: English

Title: Vietnam TV makes documentary on famous spy
Publisher: www.Thanhniemnews.com
Date: September 17, 2006
Language: English

Title: Vietnamese Here and Abroad Applaud Scholar's View of Vietnam War
Publisher: www.pacificnews.org
Date: November 27, 2004
Language: English

Title: Foreign media write about Pham Xuan An
Publisher: www.vietnamnet.vn
Date: September 25, 2006
Language: English

Title: Pham Xuan An, 79; Reporter for Time, Spy for Viet Cong
Publisher: www.washingtonpost.com
Date: September 21, 2006
Language: English

Title: Film maker peers into life of legendary spy
Publisher: www.vietq.wordpress.com
Date: October 9, 2006
Language: English

Title: Co mot giao su My ai mo tuong Pham Xuan An PDF icon
Publisher: Doi Song - Xa Hoi
Date: n/a
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Language: Vietnamese

Title: Nhung phut cuoi cua Thieu tuong Pham Xuan An PDF icon
Publisher: Sai Gon Giai Phong
Date: September 9, 2006
Size: 667 KB
Language: Vietnamese

Title: Nhan xet cua su gia Larry Berman ve cuoc chien Viet Nam
Publisher: www.rfa.org
Date: May 7, 2006
Language: Vietnamese