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Autore |
Schandler Herbert Y. <1928-> |
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Titolo |
America in Vietnam : the war that couldn't be won / / Herbert Y. Schandler |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-49738-3 |
9786612497384 |
0-7425-6699-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States |
Vietnam History 20th century |
United States History 1945- |
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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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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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