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Vietnam : explaining America's lost war / Gary R. Hess.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex WILEY Blackwell, 2015.Edition: 2 nd edDescription: xi, 224 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781118948996 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.704/3
LOC classification:
  • 438 DS 558 H586v 2015
Contents:
From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons".
Scope and content: "Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since"-- |c Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 438 DS 558 H586v 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000123458

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the Streets to the Books : The Origins of an Enduring Debate -- A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? -- "Kennedy Exceptionalism," "Missed Opportunity for Peace," or "Lost Victory?" : The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Strategy for Defeat" : The Clausewitzian Alternative -- The Revisionist Critique of the "Other War" : The "Hearts and Minds" Prescription for Victory -- The Media and the War : Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? -- The Tet Offensive : Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? -- Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War : A "Lost Victory" or "Neither Peace nor Honor?" -- Conclusion: The War's "Lessons".

"Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since"-- |c Provided by publisher.

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