| Description |
xviii, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction. -- Part I: Returning to the Start of the Vietnam War. -- Chapter 1: Looking at America's Longest War. -- Chapter 2: Warring Ideologies: The Two Vietnams. -- Part II: Fighting the Ground War in Southeast Asia. -- Chapter 3: Eisenhower, Korea, and Southeast Asia: Hot Flashes in a Cold War. -- Chapter 4: Kennedy's Green Berets. -- Chapter 5: Johnson's Regulars. -- Chapter 6: Nixon's Victory in Vietnam: A Peace with Honor? -- Part III: Taking to Air and Sea. -- Chapter 7: Learning to Fly: 1950-1964. -- Chapter 8: Air War over Vietnam: 1964-1973. -- Chapter 9: Air War over Laos and Cambodia. -- Chapter 10: Navigating the Seas: The Navy's Role. -- Chapter 11: North Vietnamese/Viet Cong Strategies and Tactics. -- Part IV: The "Other Wars". -- Chapter 12: Winning with the South Vietnamese People. -- Chapter 13: Making Friends and Enemies in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. -- Part V: A War at Home and a Home at War. -- Chapter 14: Protesting the American War Effort. -- Chapter 15: "The Sound of Silence": Supporting the American War Effort. -- Part VI: The Part of Tens. -- Chapter 16: Ten Myths of the Vietnam War. -- Chapter 17: Ten Resources for Studying the Vietnam War. -- Chapter 18: Ten Postwar Concerns and Issues to Think About. -- Index |
| Analysis |
Vietnam War |
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United States |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
"Get the facts on the most divisive conflict in recent history"--Cover |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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| Author |
Maxner, Stephen F.
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| LC no. |
2002110310 |
| ISBN |
0764554808 paperback |
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