Vietnam

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-94899-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 325 g

Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition, Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is an award-winning historiography of one of the 20th century’s seminal conflicts.

- Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event
- Addresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and more
- Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since
- Written by a well-respected scholar in the field in an accessible style for students and scholars

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hess, Gary R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii

1 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 221

Über Autor(innen)

Gary R. Hess is Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for forty-five years. His publications include The United States at War, 1941–1945 (Wiley, 3rd edition, 2010), Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq (rev. ed., 2009), Vietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941–1945 (1998), and The United States’ Emergence as a Southeast Asian Power (1987).