The Vietnam War 1956-1975

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-96851-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

Reihe: Essential Histories

This book provides a gripping exploration of the full two decades of the Vietnam War--arguably the most important event, or series of events, of the American Century. The United States entered this brutal conflict certain of its Cold War doctrines and its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. But the war was not at all what America expected. Outnumbered and outgunned, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces resorted to guerrilla warfare based on the theories of China's Mao Zedong. This was war reduced to its most basic level--find the enemy and kill him.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wiest, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chronology; Background to war The Cold War; Warring sides Superpower versus guerrilla forces; Outbreak An undeclared war; The fighting Battles of attrition; Portrait of a soldier John Young; The world around war A nation divided; Portrait of a civilian Kim Herzinger; How the war ended US withdrawal; Conclusion and consequences Legacies of victory and defeat; Further reading; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Wiest