Olson, James Stuart, 1946-

Where the domino fell : America and Vietnam, 1945-2010 / James S. Olson and Randy Roberts. - Sixth Edition. - xi, 305 : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Eternal war : the Vietnamese heritage -- The first Indochina War, 1945-1954 -- The making of a quagmire, 1954-1960 -- The new frontier in Vietnam, 1961-1963 -- Planning a tragedy, 1963-1965 -- Into the abyss, 1965-1966 -- The mirage of progress, 1966-1967 -- Tet and the year of the monkey, 1968 -- The beginning of the end, 1969-1970 -- The fall of South Vietnam, 1970-1975 -- Distorted images, missed opportunities, 1975-1995 -- Oliver Stone's Vietnam.

9781444350500 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2013030060


Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.


Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
Vietnam--History--1975-
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.

DS558 / .O45 2014

959.704/3373