Author: Sergio Miller Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472838505 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 561
Book Description
No Wider War is the second volume of a two-part exploration of America's involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon. Following on from the first volume, In Good Faith, which told the story from the Japanese surrender in 1945 through America's involvement in the French Indochina War and the initial advisory missions that followed, it traces the story of America's involvement in the Vietnam War from the first Marines landing at Da Nang in 1965, through the traumatic Tet Offensive of 1968 and the gradual Vietnamisation of the war that followed, to the withdrawal of American forces and the final loss of the South in 1975. Drawing on the latest research, unavailable to the authors of the classic Vietnam histories, including recently declassified top secret National Security Agency material, Sergio Miller examines in depth both the events and the key figures of the conflict to present a masterful narrative of America's most divisive war.
Author: Alex Kerr Publisher: ISBN: 9781095157299 Category : Languages : en Pages : 105
Book Description
'Those who fail to learn from History, are forced to repeat it.' The last message to Washington from Saigon in 1975, from CIA Chief Thomas Polgar. It was the first time the United States had been defeated in a conflict. This book is a perfect guide to the Vietnam Conflict. With more recent wars in the Middle East having similar issues and style of warfare. This book hopes to pass on to the next generation the issues, mistakes and lessons learnt from the Vietnam conflict in order to avoid them in future conflicts. The book is a perfect addition to any classroom or to anyone wanting to learn about the events taking place in Vietnam or in the United States, from war to peace, to anti-war and pro-war protests. This book includes facts, a timeline of events, detailed pictures, mini-bios of key people involved, sources, quotes, it discusses who won the war, and how this was achieved. From 1945 to 1975 here is the IGCSE textbook on the Vietnam War 1945 to 1975.Contents:Chapter 1; The struggle against France for independence, 1945-54. The origins of the First Indochina War. The tactics of General Giap. The Search for a diplomatic solution. The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu.Chapter 2; US policy and intervention, 1954-64.US policy and intervention 1954-1964, Life in North and South Vietnam. Ho Ch Minh's policies to unite Vietnam, the Strategic Hamlets, and the Gulf of Tonkin Incidents.Chapter 3; Confrontation in the Vietnam War, escalation 1964-68.The nature of the Second Indochina War, the roles of McNamara, General Westmoreland and President Johnson, Guerrilla warfare theory, search and destroy and the bombing campaigns, including Operation Rolling Thunder and a televised war.Chapter 4; Nixon and Ford's policies - Vietnamisation, peace and Communist victory, 1969-75.Nixon and Ford's policies, including failure of the peace talks, widening the War in Cambodia and Laos, relations with China, the roles of Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in Paris, The renewed North Vietnamese Offensive, Vietnamisation, the effects of Ford's diplomatic response, the final offensive and the reasons for the Communist victory.Chapter 5; The impact of conflict on civilians in Vietnam and attitudes in the USA.The impact on civilians in Vietnam, including guerrilla warfare, hearts and minds, the Phoenix programme, My Lai, and bombing. The effects 0f the war in the USA, including opposition to the war, pro-war demonstrations and the Fulbright Hearings.This is the second military history book produced by Alex Kerr and his third book to date. All books are available on Amazon and Blackwells.
Author: New-York Historical Society Publisher: Giles ISBN: 9781907804779 Category : United States Languages : en Pages : 0
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A vividly illustrated book which offers a clear and engaging account of the full expanse of the Vietnam War--its causes, conduct, and consequences on the warfront and at home. Six short essays and nearly fifty chronological entries highlight the places, people, and key events and questions of the era.
Author: Liberal House Publisher: ISBN: 9781095381373 Category : Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
This is to supplement the book "The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 1975." It is said that those who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them. This book is a perfect companion to helping you understand the Vietnam Conflict and how to approach the three exam questions. This book includes facts, a timeline of events, detailed pictures, mini-bios of key people involved, sources, extracts, quotes, and how to approach tricky sources questions and how to structure your answers. This book hopes to pass on to the next generation the issues, mistakes and lessons learnt from the Vietnam conflict in order to avoid them in future conflicts. The book is a perfect addition to any classroom or to anyone wanting to learn about the events taking place in Vietnam or in the United States, from war to peace, to anti-war and pro-war protests.
Author: Clever Lili Publisher: ISBN: 9781913887100 Category : Languages : en Pages : 72
Book Description
The Vietnam Conflict 1945 - 75 is a modern investigation and breadth study that details the key events and people involved in the Vietnam Conflict. It covers the military conflict in Vietnam, the involvement of the USA, and the impact of global political conflicts.The course also investigates the French occupation and the impact of the conflict. You will focus on crucial events and study the different social, cultural, political and economic changes that occurred.
Author: John Prados Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 704
Book Description
The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to date of the war that still haunts America.
Author: Max Hastings Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 000813300X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 752
Book Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘His masterpiece’ Antony Beevor, Spectator ‘A masterful performance’ Sunday Times ‘By far the best book on the Vietnam War’ Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year
Author: Qiang Zhai Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN: 0807876194 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 321
Book Description
In the quarter century after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing assisted Vietnam in its struggle against two formidable foes, France and the United States. Indeed, the rise and fall of this alliance is one of the most crucial developments in the history of the Cold War in Asia. Drawing on newly released Chinese archival sources, memoirs and diaries, and documentary collections, Qiang Zhai offers the first comprehensive exploration of Beijing's Indochina policy and the historical, domestic, and international contexts within which it developed. In examining China's conduct toward Vietnam, Zhai provides important insights into Mao Zedong's foreign policy and the ideological and geopolitical motives behind it. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he shows, Mao considered the United States the primary threat to the security of the recent Communist victory in China and therefore saw support for Ho Chi Minh as a good way to weaken American influence in Southeast Asia. In the late 1960s and 1970s, however, when Mao perceived a greater threat from the Soviet Union, he began to adjust his policies and encourage the North Vietnamese to accept a peace agreement with the United States.
Author: John Darrell Sherwood Publisher: Government Printing Office ISBN: 9780945274766 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 448
Book Description
War in the Shallows, published in 2015 by the Naval History and Heritage Command, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's hard-fought battle along Vietnam's rivers and coastline from 1965-1968. At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy's coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most extensive maritime blockade in modern naval history and fought pitched battles against Viet Cong units in the Mekong Delta and elsewhere. War in the Shallows explores the operations of the Navy's three inshore task forces from 1965 to 1968. It also delves into other themes such as basing, technology, tactics, and command and control. Finally, using oral history interviews, it reconstructs deckplate life in South Vietnam, focusing in particular on combat waged by ordinary Sailors. Vietnam was the bloodiest war in recent naval history and War in the Shallows strives above all else to provide insight into the men who fought it and honor their service and sacrifice. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Author John Darrell Sherwood has served as a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) since 1997. -- Provided by publisher.
Author: Sergio Miller
Author: Alex Kerr
Author: New-York Historical Society
Author: Liberal House
Author: Clever Lili
Author: John Prados
Author: Max Hastings
Author: Qiang Zhai
Author: John Darrell Sherwood
Author: Pierre Asselin