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The Vietnam War : a history in documents / Marilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald, A. Tom Grunfeld.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Pages from historyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0195166353 (pbk.)
  • 9780195166354 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.704/3
LOC classification:
  • 438 DS 557.7 Y74v 2003
Contents:
What is a document? -- How to read a document -- Little history, by way of introduction -- First Indochina war -- Vietnam approaches America ; America responds -- Waist deep in the big muddy -- Temporary peace ; Eisenhower's Vietnam ; Kennedy's war -- America's war -- War expands ; Public debate -- Selling patriotism -- Going to war -- Soldiers at war ; Other voices ; Condition of the army -- People divided -- African-American community ; Opposition within the military -- Nixon's war -- My Lai ; Nixon doctrine ; Bombing Hanoi to the bargaining table -- After the war -- Looking back ; Legacies.
Summary: Provides a social and political context for the Vietnam War, with little coverage of the actual fighting. Focuses on the official documents, speeches, quotes, media commentary, and memoirs that trace the history of French, and later, American involvements in Southeast Asia.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 438 DS 557.7 Y74v 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000056137

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-166) and index.

What is a document? -- How to read a document -- Little history, by way of introduction -- First Indochina war -- Vietnam approaches America ; America responds -- Waist deep in the big muddy -- Temporary peace ; Eisenhower's Vietnam ; Kennedy's war -- America's war -- War expands ; Public debate -- Selling patriotism -- Going to war -- Soldiers at war ; Other voices ; Condition of the army -- People divided -- African-American community ; Opposition within the military -- Nixon's war -- My Lai ; Nixon doctrine ; Bombing Hanoi to the bargaining table -- After the war -- Looking back ; Legacies.

Provides a social and political context for the Vietnam War, with little coverage of the actual fighting. Focuses on the official documents, speeches, quotes, media commentary, and memoirs that trace the history of French, and later, American involvements in Southeast Asia.

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