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Informationen zum Autor Andrew J. Rotter is Charles A. Dana Professor of History at Colgate University. Klappentext Of all of the wars in which the U.S. has been engaged, none has been as divisive as the conflict in Vietnam. The repercussions of this unsettling episode in American history still resonate in our society. Although it ended more than 30 years ago, the Vietnam War continues to fascinate and trouble Americans. The third edition of Light at the End of the Tunnel gives a full overview of the conflict. Starting with Ho Chi Minh's revolt against the French, editor Andrew Rotter takes the reader through the succeeding years as scholars, government officials, journalists, and others recount the important events in the conflict and examine issues that developed during this tumultuous time. This book is essential reading for anyone who has an interest in understanding the Vietnam War. The readings in it will enlighten students about this turning point in the history of the United States and the world. The third edition includes greater coverage of the Vietnamese experience of the war and reflects the growing interest in understanding the war as an international event, not just a bilateral or trilateral conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Getting In, 1945-19521. Ho Chi Minh: The Untried Gamble2. The United States, Its Allies and the Bao Dai ExperimentChapter 2: Fighting Shy, 1953-19613. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Wholehearted Support of Ngo Dinh Diem4. Geneva, 1954: The Precarious Peace5. The CIA Comes to VietnamChapter 3: Digging In, 1961-19686. No "Non-Essential Areas": Kennedy and Vietnam7. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution8. Lyndon Johnson Chooses War9. The Tet Offensive, 196810. A Dissenter in the AdministrationChapter 4: Getting Out, 1968-197511. Nixon, Kissinger, and a Pax Americana12. Bombing Hanoi, Mining Haiphong, and the Moscow Summit13. Stabbed in the BackChapter 5: Allies and Enemies14. Ngo Dinh Diem, the Impossible Ally15. Ngo Dinh Diem, Modernizer16. The Foreign Policy of North Vietnam17. The National Liberation Front and the LandChapter 6: The Battlefield18. Getting Hit19. Feeling Cold20. Nursing and Disillusionment21. They Did Not Know Good From Evil22. My Lai: The Killing BeginsChapter 7: International Dimensions of the War23. The Soviet Union and American Escalation24. China and American Escalation25. The Vietnamese and Global RevolutionsChapter 8: Laos and Cambodia26. The War in Laos27. Bombing Cambodia: A Critique28. Bombing Cambodia: A DefenseChapter 9: Interpreting the War29. A Clash of Cultures30. An Opportunity for Power31. A Defense of Freedom32. An Act of Imperialism33. An Assertion of ManhoodChapter 10: The War in America34. Working-Class War35. Seeds of a Movement36. Women at the Barricades, Then and NowChapter 11: The Legacy of War37. Saigon: The End and the Beginning38. Homecoming USA39. Amerasians: A People in BetweenChapter 12: Afterword40. Letting Go...
