America in Vietnam

Informationen zum Autor Colonel Herbert Y. Schandler (Ret) was George C. Marshall Professor of Grand Strategy at National Defense University. Klappentext This controversial and timely book about the American experience in Vietnam provides the first full exploration of the perspectives of the North Vietnamese leadership before, during, and after the war. Herbert Y. Schandler offers unique insights into the mindsets of the North Vietnamese and their response to diplomatic and military actions of the Americans, laying out the full scale of the disastrous U.S. political and military misunderstandings of Vietnamese history and motivations. Including frank quotes from Vietnamese leaders, the book offers important new knowledge that allows us to learn invaluable lessons from the perspective of a victorious enemy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Illusion of Military VictoryChapter 2: The EnemyChapter 3: The American CommitmentChapter 4: The Road to WarChapter 5: America Enters the WarChapter 6: The Air War: The Futile Effort to Break Hanoi's WillChapter 7: The Ground WarChapter 8: The Tet OffensiveChapter 9: The American Economy: Guns and Butter?Chapter 10: The Nixon PresidencyConclusionEpilogue

Product details

• Authors: Herbert y Schandler, Herbert Y. Schandler, Schandler Herbert Y.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2009
• EAN: 9780742566972
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-6697-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General