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Where the domino fell : America and Vietnam, 1945-2010 / James S. Olson and Randy Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olson, James Stuart, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
- United States.
- Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
- Vietnam.
- Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
- Vietnam--History--1975-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
- Summary:
- "This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-60868-2
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