Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War - The End of the American Century

Informationen zum Autor By David F. Schmitz Klappentext In Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, David F. Shmitz provides students of US history and the Vietnam era with an up-to-date analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy in a brief and accessible book that addresses the main controversies of the Nixon years. Richard Nixon came into office seeking a decisive victory in Vietnam, and expanded the war in hopes of upholding a policy of "containment," protecting America's credibility, and defying the growing antiwar movement. However, by 1971 the president was forced to significantly de-escalate the American presence and seek a negotiated end to the war. Aided by recently declassified documents, Schmitz provides a comprehensive analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy during the first years of his administration, clearly demonstrating that Nixon pursued military victory and providing a new periodization for our understanding of the Vietnam War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Necessity of the War in Vietnam 2 The Middle Road to the White House 3 Nixon Takes Over 4 Expansion and Crisis5 The End of the American Century 6 Denouement Conclusions Bibliographic Essay Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: David F. Schmitz, Schmitz David F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.01.2016
• EAN: 9781442262263
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6226-3
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years; Vietnam: America in the War Years
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Political leaders & leadership, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Asian History, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, c 1970 to c 1980, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Political leaders and leadership, Vietnam War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General