Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam
Author : Elizabeth Converse
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Page : 90 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Vietnam
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Author : Elizabeth Converse
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Vietnam
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Author : Alternative Perspectives on Vietnam
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Page : pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 1965
Category : United States
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Author : Andrew A. Wiest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 20,8 MB
Release :
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 1135187762
The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and cultural changes the war brought about continue to resonate, even as a new generation of Americans grapples with its own divisive conflict.America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation reconsiders the social and cultural aspects of the conflict that helped to fundamentally change the nation. With chapters written by subject area specialists, America and the Vietnam War takes on subjects such as women's role in the war, the music and the films of the time, the Vietnamese perspective, race and the war, and veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Page : pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2011
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 34,79 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Vietnam
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Author : Leslie H. Gelb
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0815726805
"If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it." — Foreign Affairs When first published in 1979, four years after the end of one of the most divisive conflicts in the United States, The Irony of Vietnam raised eyebrows. Most students of the war argued that the United States had "stumbled into a quagmire in Vietnam through hubris and miscalculation," as the New York Times's Fox Butterfield put it. But the perspective of time and the opening of documentary sources, including the Pentagon Papers, had allowed Gelb and Betts to probe deep into the decisionmaking leading to escalation of military action in Vietnam. The failure of Vietnam could be laid at the door of American foreign policy, they said, but the decisions that led to the failure were made by presidents aware of the risks, clear about their aims, knowledgeable about the weaknesses of their allies, and under no illusion about the outcome. The book offers a picture of a steely resolve in government circles that, while useful in creating consensus, did not allow for alternative perspectives. In the years since its publication, The Irony of Vietnam has come to be considered the seminal work on the Vietnam War.
Author : Andreas W. Daum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 2003-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521008761
Publisher's description: "This book presents new perspectives on the Vietnam War, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history. The volume reveals 'America's War' as an international event that reverberated all over the world: in domestic settings of numerous nation-states, combatants and non-combatants alike, as well as in transnational relations and alliance systems. The volume thereby covers a wide geographical range-from Berkeley and Berlin to Cambodia and Canberra. The essays address political, military, and diplomatic issues no less than cultural and intellectual consequences of 'Vietnam'. The authors also set the Vietnam War in comparison to other major conflicts in world history; they cover over three centuries, and develop general insights into the tragedies and trajectories of military conflicts as phenomena of modern societies in general. For the first time, 'America's War' is thus depicted as a truly global event whose origins and characteristics deserve an interdisciplinary treatment."
Author : Chun Yu Leong
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 1999
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Wiest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1135187754
The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and cultural changes the war brought about continue to resonate, even as a new generation of Americans grapples with its own divisive conflict. America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation reconsiders the social and cultural aspects of the conflict that helped to fundamentally change the nation. With chapters written by subject area specialists, America and the Vietnam War takes on subjects such as women’s role in the war, the music and the films of the time, the Vietnamese perspective, race and the war, and veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder. Features include: chapter summaries timelines discussion questions guides to further reading a companion website with primary source documents and tools (such as music and movie playlists) for both instructors and students. Heavily illustrated and welcoming to students and scholars of this infamous and pivotal time, America and the Vietnam War is a perfect companion to any course on the Vietnam War Era.