The American war in Vietnam : crime or commemoration? / by John Marciano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marciano, J. D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Moral and ethical aspects.

Memorialization--Political aspects--United States.

Memorialization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 2016.

Summary:

On May 25, 2012, President Obama announced that the United States would spend the next thirteen years - through November 11, 2025 - commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, and the American soldiers, "more than 58,000 patriots," who died in Vietnam.

Contents:

Cover; The American War in Vietnam; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Commemoration Story; 1. The Noble Cause Principle and the Actual History; 2. French Colonialism and the Origins of the American War in Vietnam; 3. The Diem Regime and President John F. Kennedy; 4. President Johnson and Escalation of the War; 5. President Nixon, "Vietnamization," and the End of the War; 6. Some Lessons and Myths of the American War in Vietnam; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-58367-588-4

OCLC:

953834056