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The Columbia Guide To The Vietnam War
David L. Anderson
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Description for The Columbia Guide To The Vietnam War
Paperback. Offers an overview of contested issues and interpretations in Vietnam scholarship. This book provides descriptions and analysis of individuals, events, groups, and military operations. It contains excerpts from historical documents and statistical data. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 maps,12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
More than a quarter of a century after the last Marine Corps Huey left the American embassy in Saigon, the lessons and legacies of the most divisive war in twentieth-century American history are as hotly debated as ever. Why did successive administrations choose little-known Vietnam as the "test case" of American commitment in the fight against communism? Why were the "best and brightest" apparently blind to the illegitimacy of the state of South Vietnam? Would Kennedy have pulled out had he lived? And what lessons regarding American foreign policy emerged from the war? The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam ... Read more
More than a quarter of a century after the last Marine Corps Huey left the American embassy in Saigon, the lessons and legacies of the most divisive war in twentieth-century American history are as hotly debated as ever. Why did successive administrations choose little-known Vietnam as the "test case" of American commitment in the fight against communism? Why were the "best and brightest" apparently blind to the illegitimacy of the state of South Vietnam? Would Kennedy have pulled out had he lived? And what lessons regarding American foreign policy emerged from the war? The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231114936
SKU
V9780231114936
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About David L. Anderson
David L. Anderson is professor of history and interim dean of arts and sciences at the University of Indianapolis. He is the author of Facing My Lai: Moving Beyond the Massacre and Trapped by Success: The Eisenhower Administration and Vietnam, 1953-1961.
Reviews for The Columbia Guide To The Vietnam War
[A]n outstanding ready-reference source... [Anderson] should be commended for compiling such an informative, balanced, and unbiased reference source for the most contentious war in American history. Booklist Successfully compresses the copiously documented, labyrinthine history of the Vietnamese conflict into a single economical volume... a fascinating survey of the war... expertly crafted... strongly recommended. Choice A well-organized, succinct, and welcome work ... Read more