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  The Tragedy of Vietnam is a brief and accessible text that provides comprehensive coverage of the causes and consequences of the Vietnam War. The book provides extensive background on the Vietnam War, the relevant history of Southeast Asia and the consequences of the Vietnam conflict on the region.   Author Patrick Hearden examines the key decisions and questions surroudning the tragic American entanglement in Vietnam, providing readers with a fascinating discussion of why the United States became involved in this war and why this involvement persisted for nearly a quarter of a century. This book covers the social, economic, ideological, diplomatic and military aspects of the Vietnam War.

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Author:   Patrick J. Hearden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780205744275

ISBN 10:   0205744273
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   21 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781138632653
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acronyms Map of Southeast Asia    Chapter 1  The French Indochina Empire The Emergence of Vietnam The Establishment of French Rule The Roots of Nationalism and Communism The Rise of the Vietminh Document 1-1   Jules Ferry On the Preservation of Capitalism and Colonialism Document 1-2   Appeal on the Founding of the Communist Party Document 1-3 Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   Chapter 2  The Dream of a Pax Americana Blueprints for a New World Order The First Indochina War The Crisis of World Capitalism The Bao Dai Regime Document 2-1   State Department Policy Statement on Indochina prepared on September 27, 1948. Document 2-2   Problem Paper prepared by a Working Group in the State Department on February 1, 1950 Document 2-3  Paper on Indochina prepared in the State Department on March 27, 1952 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   Chapter 3  America’s Mandarin The Road to Dien Bien Phu The Geneva Peace Settlement The Birth of a Client State The Revolt in the Rice Fields Document 3-1  The Final Declaration on Indochina of the Geneva Conference promulgated on July 21, 1954 Document 3-2  Report on the Covert Operations Conducted by the Saigon Military Mission in 1954 and 1955 Document 3-3   John Foster Dulles, Report on Meeting with Chiefs of American Missions, March 2, 1955 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   CHAPTER 4  The Summons of the Trumpet The Global Domino Theory The Second Indochina War The Growth of the Vietcong The Plot to Topple Diem Document 4-1  State Department Cable to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in Saigon on August 24, 1963 Document 4-2   Ambassador Lodge Cable to the State Department on October 5, 1963 Document  4-3  National Security Adviser Mc George Bundy Cable to Ambassador Lodge on October 30, 1963 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   CHAPTER 5  The Master of Deceit Political Disorder in South Vietnam The Gulf of Tonkin Affair The Rhetoric of Restraint The Decision to Bomb North Vietnam Document 5-1 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, August 7, 1964 Document 5-2  Lyndon Johnson on the Bombing of North Vietnam, September 8, 1964 Document 5-3  Memorandum from McGeorge Bundy to President Lyndon Johnson, February 7, 1965 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   CHAPTER 6   The Escalating Military Stalemate The Dispatch of American Ground Troops The Protracted War of Attrition The American Antiwar Movement The Tet Offensive Document 6-1  Memorandum on Combat Troops in South Vietnam, July 1, 1965 Document 6-2  Memorandum on Increasing American Troops in Vietnam, July 20, 1965 Document 6-3   Notes from Lyndon Johnson’s Meeting with Advisory Group, March 26, 1968 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   CHAPTER 7   Withdrawal Without Victory  The Madman Theory The Vietnamization Policy The Paris Peace Treaty The Fall of Saigon Document 7-1  Richard Nixon, Address on the War in Vietnam, November 3, 1969 Document 7-2   Statement on Vietnam Peace Treaty Negotiations, October 26, 1972 Document 7-3  Richard Nixon, Letter to Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, February 1, 1973 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions   CHAPTER 8   The War That Nobody Won The Ugly Aftermath of War The Failure of Communism in Vietnam The Vietnamese Turn Toward Capitalism The Road to Reconciliation  Document 8-1  Report on POW/MIAs, January 13, 1993 Document 8-2  Free Trade Agreement, July 13, 2000 Document 8-3   Condoleezza Rice, Remarks at Asia-Pacific Economic Summit, November 18, 2006 Chronological List of Main Events Study Questions Selected Bibliography Credits Index   

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Patrick J. Hearden is the distinguished professor of diplomatic history emeritus at Purdue University. He has written extensively on American foreign policy, but he considers The Tragedy of Vietnam to be his greatest achievement in insight and synthesis on the subject. Hearden earned a Ph.D. degree in American History from the University of Wisconsin--Madison.  He has written several books on  American Foreign Relations including Roosevelt Confronts Hitler:America's Entry into World War II and Architects of Globalism: Building a New World Order during World War II.  He has also edited Vietnam: Four American Perspectives.   During his long and distinguished career, Hearden has specialized in teaching courses on American Foreign Affairs. His course on American in Vietnam was ranked as one of the ten most popular courses taught at Purdue University.

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