02834nam 2200685 450 991046072210332120200520144314.01-118-94900-51-118-94901-3(CKB)3710000000391822(EBL)2008060(SSID)ssj0001460255(PQKBManifestationID)11882533(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001460255(PQKBWorkID)11465239(PQKB)11161075(DLC) 2015007920(MiAaPQ)EBC2008060(Au-PeEL)EBL2008060(CaPaEBR)ebr11053017(CaONFJC)MIL786010(OCoLC)904144525(EXLCZ)99371000000039182220150519h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVietnam explaining America's lost war /Gary R. HessSecond edition.Chichester, England :Wiley Blackwell,2015.©20151 online resource (502 p.)Contesting the PastDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-94899-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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"."Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since"--Provided by publisher.Contesting the past.Vietnam War, 1961-1975United StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975InfluenceNational securityUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975Influence.National security959.704/3HIS037070bisacshHess Gary R.676290MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460722103321Vietnam2011982UNINA