Vietnam War Reexamined

An overview of the revisionist case on the Vietnam War, showing how it could have been won by the US at a lower cost than was suffered in defeat.

List of contents

Introduction: understanding the Vietnam War; 1. The Vietnam War in history; 2. Vietnam 101: origins to 1946; 3. Vietnamese communism, 1920-1946; 4. America comes to Vietnam, 1954-1963; 5. The Americanization of the Vietnam War, 1963-1968; 6. The Vietnamization of the war and the 'lost victory'; 7. The Paris Peace Accords to Black April; Summary and epilogue.

About the author

Michael G. Kort is a Professor in the Social Sciences department of Boston University. He is the author of several books, including The Soviet Colossus: History and Aftermath (2010), The Columbia Guide to the Cold War (2001), and A Brief History of Russia (2008).

Summary

Kort goes beyond the dominant orthodox narrative surrounding the Vietnam War, incorporating insight from revisionist scholarship on the war, to provide a comprehensive and concise case that the United States could and should have been able to win the war at far less cost than it suffered in defeat.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kort, Michael G. Kort, Michael G. (Boston University) Kort, Kort Michael G.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781107046405
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04640-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Cambridge Essential Histories; Cambridge Essential Histories
• 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 / United States / General, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, c 1970 to c 1980, Specific wars and campaigns, Vietnam War