Description

Book Synopsis
A brief introduction to causes and military strategies of the Vietnam War

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Some Abbreviations Used in the Text

1. The Geography and History of Vietnam to World War Two
2. The Career of Ho Chi Minh to 1939
3. World War Two and America's Collaboration with Ho
4. America and the Indochina War, 1946-1954
5. Eisenhower and the Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-60
6. Kennedy's War: Counter-Insurgency and the Fall of Diem, 1961-1963
7. Johnson's War I: To the Brink, 1964
8. Johnson's War II: The Year of the Plunge, 1965
9. Johnson's War III: Moving Toward Defeat, 1966-1967
10. Johnson's War IV: The Turning Year, 1968
11. Nixon's War I: The Strategy of Withdrawal, 1969-1970
12. Nixon's War II: The Final Round, 1971-1972
13. The Paris Peace Accords and the Fall of Indochina, 1973-1975
14. Aftermath and Summing Up

Selected Bibliography
Index

Americas War in Vietnam

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/04/2000
      ISBN13: 9780253213600, 978-0253213600
      ISBN10: 0253213606

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A brief introduction to causes and military strategies of the Vietnam War

      Table of Contents

      List of Maps
      Acknowledgments
      Some Abbreviations Used in the Text

      1. The Geography and History of Vietnam to World War Two
      2. The Career of Ho Chi Minh to 1939
      3. World War Two and America's Collaboration with Ho
      4. America and the Indochina War, 1946-1954
      5. Eisenhower and the Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-60
      6. Kennedy's War: Counter-Insurgency and the Fall of Diem, 1961-1963
      7. Johnson's War I: To the Brink, 1964
      8. Johnson's War II: The Year of the Plunge, 1965
      9. Johnson's War III: Moving Toward Defeat, 1966-1967
      10. Johnson's War IV: The Turning Year, 1968
      11. Nixon's War I: The Strategy of Withdrawal, 1969-1970
      12. Nixon's War II: The Final Round, 1971-1972
      13. The Paris Peace Accords and the Fall of Indochina, 1973-1975
      14. Aftermath and Summing Up

      Selected Bibliography
      Index

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