The origins of the Vietnam War
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The origins of the Vietnam War
（Origins of modern wars / general editor, Harry Hearder）
Longman, 1989
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Origins of the Viet Nam War
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Bibliography: p. 332-335
Includes index
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Description
This study examines the origins of the Vietnam War itself, going back to the nature of French colonial rule in the early 20th century. It investigates the original conflict between France, as well as the United States, and the forces of Vietnamese nationalism and communism. It argues that it was probably a mistake for the United States to internationalize the war in 1954 and it discusses the American commitment to the war, directed as much against China as against North Vietnam and the ideological hostility to communism.
Table of Contents
- Ho Chi Minh and the French - national communism 1920-1946 - the influence of Japan and China on Vietnamese nationalism, China and the United States, the Japanese coup, the August Revolution, freedom and the French Union
- Acheson and the entangling alliance 1946-1952 - the Bao Dai solution, aid to Indo-China, the Melby-Erskine mission, De Lattre's comet
- Dulles at the brink 1952-1954 - Dien Bien Phu and the question of intervention
- the ashes of Geneva 1954 - the United States versus China, Mendes France arrives, Ngo Dinh Diem
- Diem and the National Liberation Front 1954-1960 - the status of South Vietnam, the Collins mission
- Kennedy's frontier - wars of national liberation 1961-1963 - Laos, Khrushchev's challenge, Johnson goes to Vietnam, Rusk and McNamara agree
- Johnson's choice 1963-1965 - the Khanh coup, Tonkin Gulf.
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" . . . excellent and extremely readable . . . of much general interest as well as considerable specialist appeal."
Royal Society of Asian Affairs
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Ho Chi Minh and the French: National Communism? 1920-1946
- Chapter 2 Acheson and the Entangling Alliance: 1946-1952
- Chapter 3 Dulles at the Brink: 1952-1954
- Chapter 4 The Ashes of Geneva: 1954
- Chapter 5 Diem and the National Liberation Front: 1954-1960
- Chapter 6 Kennedy's Frontier: Wars of National Liberation: 1961-1963
- Chapter 7 Johnson's Choice: 1963-1965
- concl Conclusion
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