Rethinking the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is one of the defining conflicts of the twentieth century: not only did it divide American society at every level; the conflict also represented a key shift in Asian anti-colonialism and shaped the course of the Cold War. Despite its political and social importance, popular memory of the war is dominated by myths and stereotypes.In this incisive new text, John Dumbrell debunks popular assumptions about the war and reassesses the key political, military and historical controversies associated with one of the most contentious and divisive wars of recent times. Drawing upon an extensive range of newly accessible sources, Rethinking the Vietnam War assesses all aspects of the conflict - ranging across domestic electoral politics in the USA to the divided communist leadership in Hanoi and grassroots antiwar movements around the world.The book charts the full course of the war - from the origins of American involvement, the growing internationalization of the conflict and the swing year of 1968 to bitter twists in Sino-Soviet rivalry and the eventual withdrawal of American forces. Situating the conflict within an international context, John Dumbrell also considers competing interpretations of the war and points the way to the resolution of debates which have divided international opinion for decades.>

List of contents

Rethinking the Vietnam War
The Developing War
Lyndon Johnson's War
The Tet Offensive
Nixon's War
The Antiwar Movement
The Military Dimension
Understanding the Vietnamese Revolution
Endings and Reverberations.

About the author

John Dumbrell

Product details

• Authors: Dumbrell, John Dumbrell, Dumbrell John
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9780333984901
• ISBN: 978-0-333-98490-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Rethinking World Politics; Rethinking World Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Peace, Conflict Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, Political History, Political Science and International Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Revolutionary groups and movements, revolution;Vietnam War;war, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, revolution; Vietnam War; war