{"product_id":"the-vietnam-war-9781405196789","title":"The Vietnam War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding collection of primary documents related to America''s conflict in Vietnam which includes a balance of original American and Vietnamese perspectives, providing a uniquely varied range of insights into both American and Vietnamese experiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes substantial non-American content, including many original English translations of Vietnamese-authored texts which showcase the diversity and complexity of Vietnamese experiences during the war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains original American documents germane to the continuing debates about the causes, consequences and morality of the US intervention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates personal histories of individual Americans and Vietnamese\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroductory headnotes place each document in context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a range of non-textual documents, including iconic photographs and political cartoons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface x \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Colonialism, Nationalism, and Communism 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Tam Lang, I Pulled a Rickshaw (1932) 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Trial Testimony of Phan Boi Chau (1925) 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Ho Chi Minh, The Path which Led Me to Leninism (1960) 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh), Appeal Made on the Occasion of the Founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party (1930) 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Ho Chi Minh, The Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945) 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The First Indochina War and the Origins of American Involvement 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Oral History of Xuan Vu, Viet Minh War Reporter and Propagandist (1987) 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 US Department of State Airgram on French–Vietnamese Relations (1946) 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Truong Chinh, “We Struggle for Independence and Democracy” (1948) 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 US National Security Council, Report on the Position of the United States with Respect to Indochina (1950) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Robert Blum, Telegram on US Economic Aid to France in Indochina (1951) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Memorandum of a Conversation with President Eisenhower about Dien Bien Phu (1954) 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference (1954) 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Two Vietnams 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Col. Edward G. Lansdale, Report on the activities of the Saigon Military Mission (1955) 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Ngo Dinh Diem,Message to the RVN National Assembly on the Foundations of the Constitution (1956) 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Wolf Ladejinsky, A Visit with President Ngo Dinh Diem (1955) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Vietnam Workers’ Party Politburo, Directive Regarding Land Reform (1953) 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Oral History of Han Vi, Musicologist and Communist Party Cadre 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Rise of the “Viet Cong” 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Le Duan, The Path to Revolution in the South (1956) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 A Communist Party Account of the Situation in the Nam Bo Region of South Vietnam (1961) 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 A Poor Farmer’s Account of the 1960 “Concerted Uprising” in My Tho Province (1967) 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Program of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (1960) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Fall of Diem 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Caravelle Manifesto (1960) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Report of the Taylor Mission to South Vietnam (1961) 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The Self-Immolation of Thich Quang Duc (1963) 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Transcript of a Phone Conversation between Ngo Dinh Diem and Henry Cabot Lodge (November 1, 1963) 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 John F. Kennedy, Comments on the Saigon Coup (November 4, 1963) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Escalation 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Resolution of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Workers’ Party: Strive to Struggle, Rush Forward to Win New Victories in the South (December 1963) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Recording of a Phone Conversation between Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara (April 30, 1964) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Tonkin Gulf Resolution (August 1964) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 US Senator Wayne Morse, Speech on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution (August 5, 1964) 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 George Ball, “A Compromise Solution for South Vietnam” (1965) 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Notes of a Meeting at the White House (July 21, 1965) 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 On the Battlefield 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 A South Vietnamese Account of the Battle of Ap Bac (1995) 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Interrogation of a Captured NLF Fighter (1967) 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Oral History of Tom Esslinger, US Marine Lieutenant and Veteran of the Battle of Khe Sanh (2003) 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Varnado Simpson, Testimony about the My Lai Massacre (1969) 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Oral History of Wilson Key, US Navy Pilot and Prisoner of War (2004) 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 A North Vietnamese soldier remembers the Bombing of North Vietnam (1970) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Kim Phuc and the Napalm Attack on Trang Bang Village (1972) 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Tet Offensive 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Resolution of the 14th Plenum of the VWP Central Committee (January 1968) 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 US Central Intelligence Agency Report on the Communist Tet Offensive (January 31, 1968) 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Execution of Nguyen Van Lem 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 General Huynh Cong Than, “The General Offensive and Uprising in the Southern Sector of Saigon” (1994) 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Walter Cronkite, Remarks on the Tet Offensive (February 1968) 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Lyndon B. Johnson, Address to the Nation Announcing Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam (March 31, 1968) 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Home Fronts 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Students for a Democratic Society, “Build, Not Burn” (1965) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Young Americans for Freedom, “Aid and Comfort to the Enemy” (1965) 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, Statement Against the War in Vietnam (1966) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Nicholas Garland, Cartoon of Lyndon Johnson (1966) 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Pete Seeger, “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”(1967) 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Senator George McGovern, Speech in Support of the McGovern–Hatfield Amendment to End the War in Indochina (1970) 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Ngo Cong Duc, “Anti-Americanism: Common Cause in Vietnam” (1970) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Terry Nelson and C-Company, “The Battle Hymn of Lt Calley” (1971) 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Daniel Ellsberg, “Murder and the Lying Machine” (2002) 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Pacification, Vietnamization, and “Fighting While Negotiating” 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 William Westmoreland, “The Refugee Problem” (1968) 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Robert Komer, “The Phoenix Program and the Attack on the Viet Cong Infrastructure” (1969) 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 A Communist Cadre Describes Pacification in My Tho Province During 1969–1970 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Le Duc Tho and Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi Discuss the Paris Peace Talks (1968) 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Henry Kissinger Negotiates with Le Duc Tho (1971) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger Discuss the Fate of South Vietnam (August 1972) 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Victory and Defeat 216\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Jacques Leslie, A Visit to Viet Cong Territory (1995) 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Bui Tin, An Account of the Surrender of South Vietnam (1981) 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Nguyen Thi Hoa, “Mom, I’m leaving now. I will make you very proud of me.” 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Memories and Legacies 226\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The POW\/MIA Flag 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Excerpt from Quang X. Pham, Excerpt from A Sense of Duty: Our Journey from Vietnam to America (2005) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 A US Army Nurse Remembers Vietnam (2004) 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 A Letter Left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 George W. Bush, Speech at a Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention (2007) 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Vo Van Kiet, “Healing the Wound” (2005) 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407930171735,"sku":"9781405196789","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405196789.jpg?v=1730500992","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vietnam-war-9781405196789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}