LEADER 04303nam 22006134a 450 001 9910780253903321 005 20210622021031.0 010 $a0-231-50738-0 024 7 $a10.7312/ande11492 035 $a(CKB)111087026930490 035 $a(EBL)908999 035 $a(OCoLC)826476283 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000125158 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11936841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125158 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026852 035 $a(PQKB)10802398 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908999 035 $a(DE-B1597)458599 035 $a(OCoLC)614994843 035 $a(OCoLC)979739416 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231507387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10183508 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL811683 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087026930490 100 $a20020123d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Columbia guide to the Vietnam War$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid L. Anderson 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 225 1 $aColumbia guides to American history and cultures 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-231-11493-1 311 0 $a0-231-11492-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$tAbbreviations --$tPART I. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE --$t1. Studying the Vietnam war --$t2. Vietnam: Historical Background --$t3. United States: Historical Background --$t4. The French War in Vietnam --$t5. The Diem Years: Eisenhower --$t6. The Diem Years: Kennedy --$t7. The American War in Vietnam: Escalation --$t8. The American War in Vietnam: Strategy --$t9. The American War in Vietnam: The Limits of Power --$t10. The American War in Vietnam: De-escalation --$t11. The War That Will Not Go Away --$tPART II. THE VIETNAM WAR FROM A TO Z --$tThe Vietnam War from A to Z --$tPART III. CHRONOLOGY --$tChronology --$tPART IV. RESOURCE GUIDE --$t1. General Works --$t2. History of Southeast Asia and U.S. Foreign Relations --$t3. The Diem Years --$t4. North Vietnam and the Vietcong --$t5. Escalation of the American War --$t6. The American Way of War --$t7. The Limits of American Power --$t8. The End of the American War --$t9. The Legacy of the Vietnam War --$t10. Films and Documentaries --$t11. Electronic Resources --$tPART V. APPENDICES --$tAppendix 1. Documents --$tAppendix 2. Statistics --$tIndex 330 $aMore than a quarter of a century after the last Marine Corps Huey left the American embassy in Saigon, the lessons and legacies of the most divisive war in twentieth-century American history are as hotly debated as ever. Why did successive administrations choose little-known Vietnam as the "test case" of American commitment in the fight against communism? Why were the "best and brightest" apparently blind to the illegitimacy of the state of South Vietnam? Would Kennedy have pulled out had he lived? And what lessons regarding American foreign policy emerged from the war?The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War helps readers understand this tragic and complex conflict. The book contains both interpretive information and a wealth of facts in easy-to-find form. Part I provides a lucid narrative overview of contested issues and interpretations in Vietnam scholarship. Part II is a mini-encyclopedia with descriptions and analysis of individuals, events, groups, and military operations. Arranged alphabetically, this section enables readers to look up isolated facts and specialized terms. Part III is a chronology of key events. Part IV is an annotated guide to resources, including films, documentaries, CD-ROMs, and reliable Web sites. Part V contains excerpts from historical documents and statistical data. 410 0$aColumbia guides to American history and cultures. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975. 676 $a959.704/3 700 $aAnderson$b David L.$f1946-$01473853 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780253903321 996 $aThe Columbia guide to the Vietnam War$93687188 997 $aUNINA