Rethinking the Vietnam War /

This incisive new text provides a broad-ranging reassessment of the Vietnam war and its political and historical significance for America, Vietnam itself, their allies, the region and the world. John Dumbrell reexamines recurrent myths and assumptions and highlights areas of dispute still outstandin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dumbrell, John, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Series:	Rethinking world politics.
Subjects:	Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Diplomatic history. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Political aspects > United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.

Table of Contents:

Rethinking the Vietnam War
The developing war
Lyndon Johnson's war
The Tet Offensive
Nixon's war
The antiwar movement
The military dimension
Understanding the Vietnamese Revolution
Endings and reverberations.