Bibliograph

Vietnam's American war, a history, Pierre Asselin

Type

Label

Vietnam's American war, a history, Pierre Asselin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vietnam's American war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

991340174

Responsibility statement

Pierre Asselin

Series statement

Cambridge studies in US foreign relations

Sub title

a history

Summary

Communist forces in the Vietnam War lost most battles and suffered disproportionally higher casualties than the United States and its allies throughout the conflict. The ground war in South Vietnam and the air war in the North were certainly important in shaping the fates of the victors and losers, but they alone fail to explain why Hanoi bested Washington in the end. To make sense of the Vietnam War, we must look beyond the war itself. In his new work, Pierre Asselin explains the formative experiences and worldview of the men who devised communist strategies and tactics during the conflict, and analyzes their rationale and impact. Drawing on two decades of research in Vietnam's own archives, including classified policy statements and reports, Asselin expertly and straightforwardly relates the Vietnamese communist experience - and the reasons the war turned out the way it did

Table Of Contents

Introduction: why Vietnam matters -- From Dai Viet to the August Revolution -- French war, 1945-54 -- Interwar, 1954-65 -- American war, 1965-68 -- American war, 1968-73 -- Civil war, 1973-75 -- Epilogue: legacies

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