America's war in Vietnam : a short narrative history / Larry H. Addington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addington, Larry H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""This book has been long needed: a concise, complete and dispassionate survey of the Vietnam War.... Best of all, the no-nonsense approach answers questions as soon as they arise in the reader's mind."" -Kliatt""If there is such a thing as an objective account [of the Vietnam War], this is it.... If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one."" -New York Review of Books A short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America's military involvement in Vietnam by an experienced guide to the causes and conduct of war, Larry H. Addington. He begins with a history of

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SOME ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT; 1 The Geography of Vietnam and Its History to World War Two; 2 The Career of Ho Chi Minh to 1939; 3 World War Two and America's Collaboration with Ho; 4 America and the Indochina War, 1946-1954; 5 Eisenhower and the Road to America's War in Vietnam, 1954-1960; 6 Kennedy's War: Counter-Insurgency and the Fall of Diem, 1961-1963; 7 Johnson's War, I: To the Brink, 1964; 8 Johnson's War, II: The Year of the Plunge, 1965; 9 Johnson's War, III: Moving toward Defeat, 1966-1967

10 Johnson's War, IV: The Turning Year, 196811 Nixon's War, I: The Strategy of Withdrawal, 1969-1970; 12 Nixon's War, II: The Final Round, 1971-1972; 13 The Paris Peace Accords and the Fall of Indochina, 1973-1975; 14 Aftermath and Summing Up; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253003218

0253003210

OCLC:

967568546