Second Indochina War - A Concise Political and Military History

Informationen zum Autor By William S. Turley Klappentext Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic history of the "Vietnam Wa"' as seen by all participants takes into account the wealth of research and writing on the war since the book's original publication more than two decades ago. Leading scholar William S. Turley combines original research, thorough knowledge of the literature, his own insight from many trips to Vietnam during and since the war, and sound interpretation into a succinct and well-crafted analysis that provides balanced treatment of the Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer, and American dimensions of the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: Legacies of TimeChapter 2: Between Two WarsChapter 3: Fateful DecisionsChapter 4: AmericanizationChapter 5: Air WarChapter 6: TetChapter 7: The Road to ParisChapter 8: After the AmericansChapter 9: Of Lessons and Their PriceAppendix A: Annual Troop Movement from North to South and Casualties en Route, May 1959 to April 1975-Group 559 and American EstimatesAppendix B: Revolutionary Armed Forces and Population in the B2 TheaterFurther Reading

Product details

• Authors: Turley, William S. Turley, Turley William S.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2008
• EAN: 9780742555266
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5526-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; military history, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Asian History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War, Asian Studies, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War