Vietnam: An American Ordeal

Description

Unlike most general histories of U.S.  involvement in Vietnam–which are either conventional diplomatic or military histories–this volume synthesizes the perspectives to explore both dimensions of the struggle in greater depth, elucidating more of the complexities of the U.S.-Vietnam entanglement. It explains why Americans tried so hard for so long to stop the spread of Communism into Indochina, and why they failed.

Key topics:

• The Fall of Saigon: The End as Prelude.
• Vietnam: A Place and A People.
• The Elephant and the Tiger.
• An Experiment in Nation Building.
• Raising the Stakes.
• Going to War.
• The Chain of Thunders.
• The Year of the Monkey.
• A War to End a War.
• The End of the Tunnel.

by George Donelson Moss

This book has some shelf wear and moderate curling of the lower RH corner (first 30 pages or so). Tight binding and bright pages.

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