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Zusatztext Withdrawal brilliantly dismantles old and pervasive myths about the final phases of America's lost war in Vietnam. The book affirms Greg Daddis' stature as one today's most original and insightful historians of the war and deserves a broad readership among not just students of history but also policymakers and military officers. Informationen zum Autor Gregory Daddis is Associate Professor of history and director of Chapman University's MA Program in War and Society. A retired US Army colonel, he has served in both Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. Daddis specializes in the history of the Vietnam Wars and the Cold War era. Klappentext In a riveting sequel to his celebrated Westmoreland's War, Daddis offers a bold new interpretation of America's first lost war. Upending myths of a "better war" that led to victory in Vietnam, Withdrawal is required reading for anyone hoping to understand the final years of American intervention in Southeast Asia. Zusammenfassung In a riveting sequel to his celebrated Westmoreland's War, Daddis offers a bold new interpretation of America's first lost war. Upending myths of a "better war" that led to victory in Vietnam, Withdrawal is required reading for anyone hoping to understand the final years of American intervention in Southeast Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Lists of Abbreviations Introduction - The Limits of Strategy in a Stalemated War Chapter 1 Abe's "One War" - Continuity in Change 2 Vietnamization - Policy of Withdrawal or Strategy for Victory? 3 Pacification without Peace - The Travails of Nation Building 4 Balancing a War - Strategy, Diplomacy, and Withdrawal 5 A New Army for an Old War? 6 From Victory to Defeat? - Abrams's Final Years Conclusion - Limited Wars, Societies, and the Problem of "Victory"
