Olof Palme, Sweden, and the Vietnam War - A Diplomatic History

Over the years, the 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme has attracted considerable international attention. Yet, far more interesting than Palme's death is his opposition to the Vietnam War. Neutral Sweden had the independence to challenge the Nixon administration that members of NATO did not have.

List of contents

Chapter One: The Early Evolution of Olof Palme and Swedish Vietnam Policy
Chapter Two: The Accession of Olof Palme
Chapter Three: The Christmas Bombing and Consequent Diplomatic Freeze
Chapter Four: Sweden and the American Prisoners-of-War in North Vietnam
Chapter Five: Reconciliation with Washington
Chapter Six: The Postwar Reconstruction of Vietnam and Swedish-American Relations

About the author

By Lubna Z. Qureshi

Summary

Over the years, the 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme has attracted considerable international attention. Yet, far more interesting than Palme’s death is his opposition to the Vietnam War. Neutral Sweden had the independence to challenge the Nixon administration that members of NATO did not have.

Product details

• Authors: Lubna Z. Qureshi
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2023
• EAN: 9781793638441
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-844-1
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Sweden, c 1960 to c 1970, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, c 1955 to c 1975 (Vietnam War period), HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries