A second print run of the Punji Trap was released on August 16 following strong demand . It includes include updated blurbs on the back cover, several clarifications and the removal of the odd typo.
Second Print
Bangkok Book Launch
Watch the Bangkok launch on Youtube
Author Luke Hunt with VoA regional chief Colin Lovett
The Punji Trap was launched in Bangkok on Anzac Day, April 25, 2018 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand with more than a hundred people attending. Veteran Jim Pringle spoke eloquently about his days covering the Vietnam War.
Hong Kong
Indonesian author Rini Rica on the bus in Hong Kong. The Punji Trap is now on sale in many countries, including Thailand at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club where the author and veteran war correspondent Jim Pringle were guest speakers on April 25, 2018.
Kununarra, W.A.
Photo: Derek Mayes from the Doon Doon Roadhouse in Kununurra, outback Western Australia with his copy of the Punji Trap.
BBC Vietnam Service Interview with Luke Hunt
Black News Zone: Pham Xuan An’s Impact on the Vietnam War
Vietnam’s Focus on West Raises Hopes of Improved Press Freedom
Washington D.C.
Photo: Washington Times journalists Guy Taylor and Dan Boylan outside head office in Washington DC, with copies of the Punji Trap.
A Review by the Vietnam Veteran’s News
‘Painstakingly Researched’ Book on Viet Cong Spy is Well Received
BBC Vietnamese Service Profiles Pham Xuan An
Comment from Världsinbördeskriget
Bangkok
Photo: Bangkok-based freelance foreign correspondents Lindsay Murdoch, Paul Ruffini and Roland Neveu with a copy of the Punji Trap during a recent long lunch.
AsiaLIFE Interview: Australian Journalist Luke Hunt
From the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong
Kampot Readers’ & Writers’ Festival
Kampot Book Launch
Recent Relevant Links
Punji Trap
Recent Relevant Links
Almost Noble: A Review of ‘Punji Trap’
War Correspondent Jim Pringle Remembers the Tet Offensive
Dan Boylan of the Washington Times Q&A with Luke Hunt
Old Hack Dismisses Punji Trap as a “Quickie”; Earns Rebuke
Recommended Read on the Importance of the Tet Offensive
The Vietnam War Spy Who Didn’t Love Us