| A Companion to the Vietnam War Contributor(s): Young, Marilyn B. (Editor), Buzzanco, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405149833 ISBN-13: 9781405149839 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $67.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: "A Companion to the Vietnam War" contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. These historiographical and narrative essays by leading historians examine the war in its most important contexts. The broad thematic coverage of the book includes the political strategy of three American presidents, the American military tactics and their consequences, the adjoining wars in Laos and Cambodia, the American home front and antiwar movement, and the intersections of race, class, and gender in both America and Vietnam. This volume represents the best current scholarship on one of the most controversial and influential episodes in modern American history. It also contains an expanded bibliography of hundreds of secondary sources to guide further research. For students, scholars, and general readers of Vietnam War studies, this Companion is a vital resource. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - Vietnam War |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| Series: Blackwell Companions to American History |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.76" W x 9.56" (1.99 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
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| Publisher Description: A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern American history.
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