Vietnam

Explaining America's Lost War

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av Gary R. Hess, USA) Hess, Gary R. (Bowling Green State University

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Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition, Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is an award-winning historiography of one of the 20th century’s seminal conflicts. Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this eventAddresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and moreAssesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy sinceWritten by a well-respected scholar in the field in an accessible style for students and scholars

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Utgivningsdatum2015-05-12
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContesting the Past
Antal sidor240
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781118948996

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Gary R. Hess is Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for forty-five years. His publications include The United States at War, 1941–1945 (Wiley, 3rd edition, 2010), Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq (rev. ed., 2009), Vietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941–1945 (1998), and The United States’ Emergence as a Southeast Asian Power (1987).

Preface viii1 From the Streets to the Books: The Origins of an Enduring Debate 12 A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? 233 "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?": The Movement toward War, 1961–1965 494 The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat": The Clausewitzian Alternative 845 The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War": The "Hearts-and-Minds" Prescription for Victory 1116 The Media and the War: Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? 1337 The Tet Offensive: Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? 1558 Nixon–Kissinger and the Ending of the War: A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" 1799 Conclusion: The War's "Lessons" 209Bibliography 218Index 221