A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives / [edited by] Michael H. Hunt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunt, Michael H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Sources.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Indeed, the U.S. war was but one phase in a string of conflicts that varied significantly in character and geography. Michael Hunt brings together th

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction. The Vietnam War: From Myth to History; Guide to Abbreviations; Chronology; Map of Vietnam; 1. The Setting: Colonialism and the Cold War (to 1954); 2. Drawing the Lines of Conflict, 1954-1963; 3. From Proxy War to Direct Conflict, 1963-1965; 4. The Lords of War, 1965-1973; 5. The View from the Ground, 1965-1971; 6. The War Comes Home, 1965-1971; 7. Outcomes and Verdicts; Sources of Documents; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-9313-373-8

979-88-908842-1-3

1-4696-0435-3

0-8078-9580-6

OCLC:

608691565