Origins of the Vietnam War

Informationen zum Autor Fredrik Logevall Klappentext Why did the US make a commitment to an independent South Vietnam? Could a major war have been averted? Fredrik Logevall provides a concise, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the origins of the Vietnam War from the end of the Indochina War in 1954 to the eruption of full-scale war in 1965, and places events against their full international background.   Zusammenfassung Why did the US make a commitment to an independent South Vietnam? Could a major war have been averted? Fredrik Logevall provides a concise, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the origins of the Vietnam War from the end of the Indochina War in 1954 to the eruption of full-scale war in 1965, and places events against their full international background. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: The Problem; Part 1 The Background; Chapter 2 The Franco-Vietminh War; Part 2 The Origins of the Vietnam War; Chapter 3 The Diem Experiment; Chapter 4 The Crisis Deepens; Chapter 5 The Coming of Major War; Part 3 Assessment; Chapter 6 An Avoidable War?; Part 4 Documents;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Fredrik Logevall, Logevall Fredrik
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 12.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138129979
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12997-9
• Seiten: 184
• Serie: Seminar Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / General, military history, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War