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Vietnam : explaining America's lost war /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hess, Gary R. (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Contesting the past.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
National security > United States.
United States > Military policy.
1945 - 1989
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate
  • A Necessary War or a Mistaken War?
  • "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965
  • The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative
  • The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory
  • The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism?
  • The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss?
  • Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?"
  • Conclusion: The War's "Lessons".