America's longest war : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 /
Herring, George C., 1936-2022
America's longest war : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 / United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. George C. Herring. - Fourth edition. - xvii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Accompanied by: 1 col. map (folded) ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A dead-end alley : the United States, France, and the First Indochina war, 1950-1954 -- Our offspring : nation building in South Vietnam, 1954-1961 -- Limited partnership : Kennedy and Diem, 1961-1963 -- Enough, but not too much : Johnson's decisions for war, 1963-1965 -- On the tiger's back : the United States at war, 1965-1967 -- A very near thing : the Tet Offensive and after, 1968 -- A war for peace : Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969-1973 -- The postwar war and the legacies of Vietnam.
Comprehensive yet concise, America's Longest War provides a complete and balanced history of the Vietnam War. It is not mainly a military history, but seeks to integrate military, diplomatic, and political factors in order to clarify America's involvement and ultimate failure in Vietnam. While it focuses on the American side of the equation, it provides sufficient consideration of the Vietnamese side to make the events comprehensible.
0072417552 (alk. paper) 0072536187
2001052123
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
United States--History--1945-
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
DS558 / .H45 2002
America's longest war : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 / United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. George C. Herring. - Fourth edition. - xvii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Accompanied by: 1 col. map (folded) ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A dead-end alley : the United States, France, and the First Indochina war, 1950-1954 -- Our offspring : nation building in South Vietnam, 1954-1961 -- Limited partnership : Kennedy and Diem, 1961-1963 -- Enough, but not too much : Johnson's decisions for war, 1963-1965 -- On the tiger's back : the United States at war, 1965-1967 -- A very near thing : the Tet Offensive and after, 1968 -- A war for peace : Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969-1973 -- The postwar war and the legacies of Vietnam.
Comprehensive yet concise, America's Longest War provides a complete and balanced history of the Vietnam War. It is not mainly a military history, but seeks to integrate military, diplomatic, and political factors in order to clarify America's involvement and ultimate failure in Vietnam. While it focuses on the American side of the equation, it provides sufficient consideration of the Vietnamese side to make the events comprehensible.
0072417552 (alk. paper) 0072536187
2001052123
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
United States--History--1945-
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
DS558 / .H45 2002