The real history of the Vietnam War
Subtitle: a new look at the past
By: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781402790256
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Description: "Examines the history of Vietnam leading up to the war, investigates the reasons for the conflict, looks at the war's escalation and progression (or lack thereof), and explores its repercussions then and now"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-361), filmography (p. 361) and index.
Table of contents: title: People of the great Viet; title: Toward the twilight of empire; title: From World War to dirty war; title: Propping up the domino; title: The torch is passed; title: Victor Charlie; title: The peace candidate; title: An inch at a time; title: Main force; title: The Tet paradox; title: "The whole world is watching"; title: Vietnamization and demoralization; title: They were all the enemy; title: Tricky Dick; title: Decline and fall; title: Collateral damage; title: Lessons learned, lessons unlearned.