George Herring
McGraw-Hill Education
6e druk, 2019
9781259922503
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975
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Paperback, blz.
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McGraw-Hill Education |
6e druk, 2019
ISBN13: 9781259922503
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Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen
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America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, is a thorough exploration of the Vietnam War and its legacy on the American and Vietnamese people. Presenting the latest research and scholarship, this clear, readable textbook discusses the historical reasons for America's lengthy involvement in Vietnam and the continued effects of the Vietnam War today. Students of this text will come away with a deeper understanding of this hotly-contested conflict and its long-lasting impact on the United States and the world.
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America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, 6e<br><br>CHAPTER 1: A Dead-End Alley: The United States, France, and the First Indochina War, 1950 - 1954 <br>CHAPTER 2: Our Offspring: Nation Building in South Vietnam, 1954 - 1961 <br>CHAPTER 3: Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961 - 1963 <br>CHAPTER 4: Enough, but Not Too Much: Johnson’s Decisions for War, 1963 - 1965<br>CHAPTER 5: On the Tiger’s Back: The United States at War, 1965 - 1967<br>CHAPTER 6: A Very Near Thing: The Tet Offensive and After, 1968<br>CHAPTER 7: A War for Peace: Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969 - 1973<br>CHAPTER 8: The Postwar War and the Legacies of Vietnam <br><br><br>