| The Vietnam War 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Anderson, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333963377 ISBN-13: 9780333963371 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $44.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: The Vietnam War was a thirty-year conflict that actually included several wars, cost billions of dollars, resulted in thousands of Vietnamese, French, and American deaths, and reverberated throughout the international community. Now in this new concise overview David Anderson lays out the origins, course, and historical legacies of the war for students. The text discusses the French colonial war and the Vietnamese phase of the conflict to 1975, but the primary focus of the text is on the American war in Vietnam. The author examines military, political, diplomatic, social and economic issues, both in Vietnam and the United States. With its brevity, readability, and authoritative overview, this is an ideal text for beginning or advanced undergraduate students. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 2004056953 |
| Series: Twentieth Century Wars |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.54" W x 8.44" (0.47 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Vietnam War endured for thirty years, cost billions of dollars, and resulted in thousands of Vietnamese, French, and American deaths. Massive American military intervention in Vietnam embroiled America in protests, placed enormous strains on the western alliance, and altered U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and China. David L. Anderson's concise overview critiques U.S. errors in magnifying the strategic importance of South-east Asia in the Cold War and in underestimating the strength of the Vietnamese communist movement. |