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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454789103321

Autore

Schandler Herbert Y. <1928->

Titolo

America in Vietnam [[electronic resource] ] : the war that couldn't be won / / Herbert Y. Schandler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49738-3

9786612497384

0-7425-6699-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

959.704/3373

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States

Electronic books.

Vietnam History 20th century

United States History 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Vietnamese Participants; Preface; Chapter 01. The Illusion of Military Victory; Chapter 02. The Enemy; Chapter 03. The American Commitment; Chapter 04. The Road to War; Chapter 05. America Enters the War; Chapter 06. The Air War: The Futile Effort to Break Hanoi's Will; Photospread; Chapter 07. The Ground War; Chapter 08. The Tet Offensive; Chapter 09. The American Economy: Guns and Butter?; Chapter 10. The Nixon Presidency; Chapter 11. Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This controversial and timely book about the American experience in Vietnam provides the first full exploration of the perspectives of the North Vietnamese leadership before, during, and after the war. Herbert Y. Schandler offers unique insights into the mindsets of the North Vietnamese and their response to diplomatic and military actions of the Americans, laying out the full scale of the disastrous U.S. political and military misunderstandings of Vietnamese history and motivations. Including frank quotes from Vietnamese leaders, the book offers important new knowledge that allows us to learn