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America in Vietnam: A Documentary History

America in Vietnam: A Documentary History

This collection of essays and documents, written and compiled by four distinguished historians, is an essential source book for anyone seeking to understand the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam.
Through a wide variety of documentsâ€•including newly opened presidential papers, congressional debates, military reports, treaties, and newspaper articlesâ€•the authors trace the origins of the war back to preâ€“World War II attitudes and then proceed through the development of the "domino theory" and the policies of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon to the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.

Each of the editors has written an introductory essay to place the documents in heir historical context. These essays explore the controversial questions raised by Vietnamâ€•such as whether each president understood what he was getting into, whether (as some now charge) the media and public opinion undermined America's ability to win the war, whether official statements were intended to mislead the American people, and, most fundamentally, why America was in Vietnam.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber map, bibliography, index
ReleaseDate 1989-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393305555

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