Hess, Gary R.
Vietnam: Explaining America's Lost War
Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition, Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is an award-winning historiography of one of the 20th century’s seminal conflicts.
- Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event
- Addresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and more
- Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since
- Written by a well-respected scholar in the field in an accessible style for students and scholars
Avainsanat: US military history, twentieth century US history, Tet Offensive, Nixon, Kissinger, Kennedy, JFK, US foreign relations, Twentieth Century & Contemporary History, Military History, Twentieth Century & Contemporary History, Military History
- Tekijä(t)
- Hess, Gary R.
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2015
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 2
- Sarja
- Contesting the Past
- Sivumäärä
- 240 sivua
- Kategoria
- Historia
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118949016
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781118948996