| Description |
1 online resource |
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Classic conflicts |
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Classic conflicts.
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| Contents |
Key individuals in Southeast Asia -- Chronology of main events -- The end of French rule in Indochina -- Rival ideologies in a divided nation -- US intervention and the fall of Diem -- Communist aggression provokes US retaliation -- The US commitment becomes irrevocable -- The air war against North Vietnam -- A US strategy to stem the communist tide -- A battle for the people's hearts and minds -- The military build-up in North and South -- The development of the communist armies -- US Navy and Marine Corps operations in Vietnam -- The in-country enemy : battle with the Viet Cong -- Communist thrust : the Tet Offensive of 1968 -- Seventy-seven days : the siege of Khe Sanh -- The air war on the Laotian supply routes -- Vietnamization : the South must save itself -- Striking the Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia -- Southern defeat on the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- B-52s : strategic bombers in a tactical role -- Disengagement abroad : disenchantment at home -- Spring 1972 : Northern invasion repulsed -- Defeat and retaliation : the Communist triumph -- The continuing conflict in Southeast Asia -- US veterans and POWs return to their homeland -- US personnel mission in SE Asia |
| Summary |
The Vietnam War was the bloodiest and one of the most fascinating conflicts in the history of warfare. It began with America pouring massive military aid upon the South Vietnamese in an attempt to thwart a Communist takeover, and culminated in the ""peace with honour"" withdrawal by the Nixon administration. This authoritative account accurately details every aspect of the Vietnam War and provides an overall view of the impact which it continues to have to this day |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nalty, Bernard C., editor.
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Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005.
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| ISBN |
9781849943192 |
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1849943192 |
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