{"product_id":"vietnam-9781118948996","title":"Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow available in a completely revised and updated second edition, \u003ci\u003eVietnam: Explaining America's Lost War\u003c\/i\u003e is an award-winning historiography of one of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century's seminal conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses 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 more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a well-respected scholar in the field in an accessible style for students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 From the Streets to the Books: The Origins of an Enduring Debate 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 \"Kennedy Exceptionalism,\" \"Missed Opportunity for Peace,\" or \"Lost Victory?\": The Movement toward War, 1961–1965 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Revisionist Critique of the \"Strategy for Defeat\": The Clausewitzian Alternative 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Revisionist Critique of the \"Other War\": The \"Hearts-and-Minds\" Prescription for Victory 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Media and the War: Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Tet Offensive: Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Nixon–Kissinger and the Ending of the War: A \"Lost Victory\" or \"Neither Peace nor Honor?\" 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conclusion: The War's \"Lessons\" 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406953816407,"sku":"9781118948996","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118948996.jpg?v=1730497676","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vietnam-9781118948996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}