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UNINA9910460722103321 |
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Autore |
Hess Gary R. |
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Titolo |
Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-94900-5 |
1-118-94901-3 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (502 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence |
National security - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
United States Military policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons". |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since"-- |
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