America, the Vietnam War, and the World
Subtitle: Comparative and International Perspectives (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
Contributors: Andreas W. Daum (Editor); Lloyd C. Gardner (Editor); Wilfried Mausbach (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521008761
Subjects: American history: Vietnam War; Asian history: Vietnam War; Cultural studies; World history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Modern - 20th Century; History; History - General History; World politics; History: World; The Americas; United States; History / Modern / 20th Century; 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
First sentence: The available accounts of the exchanges among the leaders of the grand alliance against the Axis powers in World War II make it clear that Franklin D. Roosevelt rarely passed up a chance to debunk European-style colonialism.