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Autore |
Olson James Stuart <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Where the domino fell : America and Vietnam, 1945-2010 / / James S. Olson and Randy Roberts |
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Hoboken : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[Sixth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States |
United States Foreign relations Vietnam |
Vietnam Foreign relations United States |
Vietnam History 1945-1975 |
Vietnam History 1975- |
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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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Previous ed.: 2008 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-282) and index |
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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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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. |
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"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."-- |
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