The Real History of the Vietnam War : : a new Look at the Past
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Series statement from front flap of jacket.
People of the great Viet -- Toward the twilight of empire -- From World War to dirty war -- Propping up the domino -- The torch is passed -- Victor Charlie -- The peace candidate -- An inch at a time -- Main force -- The Tet paradox -- "The whole world is watching" -- Vietnamization and demoralization -- They were all the enemy -- Tricky Dick -- Decline and fall -- Collateral damage -- Lessons learned, lessons unlearned.
"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.
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[Real history
5th bk.]
PUBLISHED
New York : Sterling, c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xi, 371 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781402790256
1402790252
SUBJECTS
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.