Vietnam, an American ordeal
By: George Donelson Moss.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 529
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975; Vietnam -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Vietnam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-520) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: VIETNAM: A PLACE AND A PEOPLE; title: THE LAND 1; title: THE FORGE OF HISTORY 4; title: THE FRENCH COLONIAL ERA 10; title: THE RISE OF VIETNAMFSE NATIONALISM 15; title: THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION 19; title: THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN INVOIVEMENT 23; title: THE AUGUST REVOLUTION 25; title: THE ELEPHANT AND THE TIGER; title: THE FRENCH RETURN 34; title: THE FRANCO-VIETMINH WAR 41; title: THE FRANCO-AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP 46; title: THE ROAD TO DIEN BIEN PHU 55; title: TO THE BRINK OF WAR 62; title: THE GENEVA SOLUTION 65; title: LESSONS 70; title: AN EXPERIMENT IN NATION; title: BUILDING; title: NGO DINH DIEM TAKES CHARGE 79; title: SOCIAL. REVOLUTION 89; title: BUILDING A NATION 94; title: THE Roors OF REVOLUTION 102; title: THE I AND OF A MILLION ELEPHANTS 109; title: A FAiLED EXPERIMENT 1 1; title: RAISING THE STAKES; title: COLD WAR CRISES 118; title: A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 126; title: SOCIAL REVOL.UTION IN THE SOUTH 129; title: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF NGO DINH DIEM 137; title: A FAIIED PARTNERSHIP 146; title: AMERICA GOES TO WAR; title: THE SAME ONLY MORE 156; title: COUP SEASON 60; title: IN DUBIOUS BATILES 165; title: THE ELECTION OF 1964 1 74; title: ROLLING THUNDER 176; title: DAIILIAS AND GLADIOLl 185; title: DECISIONS TO WAGE AN AMERICAN WAAR 193; title: THE CHAIN OF THUNDERS; title: THE CONCEPT OF LIMITED WAR 205; title: WAR OF ATTRITION 209; title: SEARC I AND DESTROY 213; title: THE BATTLE THAT CHANGED THE WAR 215; title: A WIDER WAR 219; title: THUNDER FROM THE AIR 230; title: AERIAL ATTRITION WARFARE 237; title: THE OTHER WAR 241; title: DIPLOMATIC CHARADES 249; title: WAR AT HOME 253; title: THE YEAR OF THE; title: MONKEY; title: SURPRISE ATTACKI 273; title: POUTICAL CRISIS 285; title: JOHNSON AGONISTES 292; title: TI-E TELEVISED WAR 305; title: TALKING AND FIGI ITING 309; title: THE ELECTION OF 1968 319; title: A WAR TO END A WAR; title: NIXON AND KISSINGER 333; title: VIETNAMIZATION 337; title: AN ARMY IN DECLINE 353; title: WIDENING THE WAR: CAMBODIA 357; title: WIDENING THE WAR: LAOS 369; title: WAR WEARINESS 373; title: THE NGUYEN HUE OFFENSIVE 378; title: NEn'HER PEACE NOR HONOR 390; title: THE END OF THE TUNNEL; title: INDECENT INTERVAL 410; title: HOMECOMING 412; title: THE POSTWAR WAR 415; title: ENDGAME 421; title: AFr-ER TI-IE FALL 435; title: THIE WOUNDS WITHIN 440; title: THE SPECTRE OF VIETNAM 444; title: THE ENDLESS WAR 447; title: UNEASY REIATIONS 449; title: A PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FOR; title: VIETNAMESE WORDS; title: TABLES; title: GLOSSARY; title: CHRONOLOGY OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT; title: IN VIETNAM, 1942-1975; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY; title: BOOKS 485; title: ARTCI .ES 510; title: DOCUMENTS 516; title: ARCHIVAL AND UNPUBLISHED; title: SOURCES 517; title: LITERATURE: POETRY, NOVELS, NOVELISTIC; title: MEMOIRS, NOVEFUSIlC JOURNALISM 518; title: TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES AND TELEVISION; title: PROGRAMS 518; title: FILMS 519; title: VIETNAM WEBSITES 519; title: INDEX.