^_The 31st Beijing International Book Fair, held from June 18 to 22, 2025, gathered the global publishing community under one roof for a week of cultural exchange, literary discovery, and dialogue. Hosted at the China National Convention Center, this year’s fair featured more than 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries, showcasing over 400,000 titles across 50,000 square meters. With debut participation from countries such as Ethiopia, Chile, Bangladesh, and Jamaica, the event reflected an increasingly interconnected literary landscape. Nearly 300,000 visitors attended on opening day alone, reaffirming the fair’s significance as a world-class platform for the written word.

“Empower book fair with new technology and create a never-ending exchange platform for international book industry.” 
– BIBF

As BIBF 2025 concluded, it became clear that the fair is more than a showcase—it’s a movement. One that blends tradition with technology, diversity with unity, and publishing with purpose. Kravitz&Sons is honored to take part in that ongoing journey.

Daniel Seidenberg Jr. is the real deal. A retired U.S. Army combat veteran who served in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade during the Vietnam War, he was in the thick of it—booby traps, ambushes, sniper fire, and all. He’s also been deeply involved in veteran communities, founding local chapters of the Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans for Peace, and serving in key leadership roles like Commander of the Santa Barbara Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. His words don’t come from research—they come from experience.

Vietnam Ambush opens like a gut punch. From the first pages, you’re dropped into the confusion, fear, and absurdity of the Vietnam War through the eyes of a young man who never wanted to be there—but chose to serve anyway. Seidenberg tells his story with brutal honesty and surprising humor. He doesn’t just recount missions; he exposes the emotional toll—fear of death, fear of disfigurement, the pressure to kill, the guilt of surviving.

The book doesn’t flinch. From botched patrols and sleepless nights to hallucinations from stress and mosquitoes feasting on eyelids, it paints a vivid picture of a war zone where survival meant more than dodging bullets—it meant keeping your conscience intact. There’s a powerful moment when a fellow soldier shoots himself in the foot to escape the field. That tells you everything about the psychological weight these men carried.

Why does this book belong in a book fair? Because it gives a voice to thousands of veterans who were never really heard. Because it tells the truth when history books get too neat. And because war isn’t something that ends when the fighting stops—it lingers in the soul, just like Seidenberg shows us.

Beyond the war, Vietnam Ambush resonates today because it’s ultimately about resilience. It’s about finding a way to keep going when the world makes no sense. It’s about friendship under fire, loss that hardens you, and the impossible balancing act of staying human in an inhuman situation.

There are real parallels here for anyone dealing with trauma, conflict, or moral reckoning. Whether you’ve seen war or just wrestled with your own battles, this book forces you to think—and feel.

Don’t just read about war—understand it.
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