Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / / Gary R. Hess

• Autore: Hess Gary R.
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; 2015
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (502 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/3
• Soggetto topico: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence; National security - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Military policy
• Classificazione: 253.07; 959.704/3
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 2009; Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-220) and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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".
• Sommario/riassunto: "Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Vietnam
• ISBN: 1-118-94900-5; 1-118-94901-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819183003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contesting the past.