The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War
（Twentieth-century wars / general editor, Jeremy Black）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
- : [cloth]
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-147) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Vietnam War endured for thirty years, cost billions of dollars, and resulted in thousands of Vietnamese, French, and American deaths. Massive American military intervention in Vietnam embroiled America in protests, placed enormous strains on the western alliance, and altered U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and China. David L. Anderson's concise overview critiques U.S. errors in magnifying the strategic importance of South-east Asia in the Cold War and in underestimating the strength of the Vietnamese communist movement.
Table of Contents
Map.- Preface.- Causes: Colonialism and Containment.- Commitments: Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Ngo Dinh Diem.- Credibility: Lyndon Johnson's War.- Contention: Antiwar Protests, the Tet Offensive, and a Tumultuous Election.- Consequences: Richard Nixon's War.- Conclusions: Peace at Last and Lasting Legacies.- Selective Bibliography.- Index.
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