Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition,Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is anaward–winning historiography of one of the 20thcentury’s seminal conflicts.Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining centralarguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providingevidence on both sides of controversies around this eventAddresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether thewar was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy wouldhave avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whethernegotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; andmoreAssesses the lessons learned from this war, and how theselessons have affected American national security policy sinceWritten by a well–respected scholar in the field in anaccessible style for students and scholars INDICE: Preface1 From the Streets to the Books: The Origins of an Enduring Debate 1.2 A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? 23.3 Kennedy Exceptionalism, Missed Opportunity for Peace, or Lost Victory? : The Movement toward War, 1961 1965 49.4 The Revisionist Critique of the Strategy for Defeat : The Clausewitzian Alternative 84.5 The Revisionist Critique of the Other War : The Hearts ]and ]Minds Prescription for Victory 111.6 The Media and the War: Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? 133.7 The Tet Offensive: Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? 155.8 Nixon Kissinger and the Ending of the War: A Lost Victory or Neither Peace nor Honor? 179.9 Conclusion: The War s Lessons 209.Bibliography 218.Index 000
- ISBN: 978-1-118-94899-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 21/04/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés