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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455493403321

Autore

Asselin Pierre

Titolo

A bitter peace [[electronic resource] ] : Washington, Hanoi, and the making of the Paris agreement / / Pierre Asselin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2002

ISBN

0-8078-6123-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

The new Cold War history

Disciplina

959.704/31

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Peace

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Diplomatic history

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Vietnam

Vietnam Foreign relations United States

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 (p. 247-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The First Round 1968–1971; 2. Détente and the Spring Offensive January–June 1972; 3. Serious Bargaining July–September 1972; 4. From Consensus to Discord October 1972; 5. Accommodating Thieu November 1972; 6. Showdown December 1972; 7. Final Round January 1973; Epilogue: Beyond the Paris Agreement 1973–1975; Appendix A: "Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam" (20 October 1972); Appendix B: "Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam" (signed in Paris 27 January 1973 by the four parties)

Appendix C: "Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam" (signed in Paris on 27 January 1973 by the United States and North Vietnam)Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Demonstrating the centrality of diplomacy in the Vietnam War, Pierre Asselin traces the secret negotiations that led up to the Paris Agreement of 1973, which ended America's involvement but failed to bring peace to Vietnam.