Full Description
Now in a thoroughly revised edition, this influential book offers a concise history of the "Vietnam War" as seen by all sides, not just from the American perspective. Retaining its invaluable account of the strategies, perspectives, and internal politics of the Vietnamese Communists based on research in primary documents and interviews in Saigon and Hanoi, this completely updated and expanded edition incorporates the avalanche of documentation and secondary literature in both English and Vietnamese that has appeared over the past two decades. Distinguished scholar William S. Turley traces the conflict from its origins in the colonial period to its aftermath and shows how the local, national, regional, and global layers of conflict blended into a single event of great complexity. He takes a refreshingly objective look at contentious issues and concludes with a penetrating assessment of the claims, justifications, and "lessons" that scholars, statesmen, and strategists have advanced since the war's end.More information is available on the author's website.
Contents
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
