Overview
A comprehensive narrative history of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia, from 1942 to 1975. Unlike most general histories of U.S. involvement in Vietnam–which are either conventional, diplomatic or military histories–Vietnam: An American Ordeal synthesizes the perspectives to explore both dimensions of the struggle in greater depth, elucidating more of the complexities of the U.S.-Vietnam entanglement.
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Author: George Donelson Moss
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 6th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.583kg
ISBN: 9780205637409
ISBN 10: 020563740
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 29 May 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780367630133
Format: Paperback
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Table of Contents
1 Origins of American Intervention in Southeast Asia The Japanese Occupy Indochina The Vietnamese Revolution, August 1945 America Supports the French Return to Indochina Notes 2 The French Indochina War, 1946-1954 The French Return to Indochina Franco-Vietminh Non-Negotiations The French Indochina War Begins A Developing Franco-American Partnership America Extends Containment to Southeast Asia The Road to Dien Bien Phu The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, 1954 America Sees Failure and Opportunity The Geneva Conference Lessons from a War Notes 3 America’s Diem Experiment The Formation of SEATO The Advent of Ngo Dinh Diem Diem Struggles to Survive The Battle for Saigon, April 27-May 3, 1955 Diem Consolidates His Regime The Non-Elections of 1956 Social Revolution in North Vietnam Building a Nation in South Vietnam “Diemocracy” in Action Roots of Revolution in South Vietnam Hanoi Takes Control of the Southern Insurgency Civil War in Laos A Failing Experiment Notes 4 America Raises the Stakes in Vietnam, 1961-1963 Cold War Crises Crisis in Laos Shoring Up the Diem Regime A Limited Partnership Social Revolution in South Vietnam Strains in the Limited Partnership The Buddhist Crisis, May-August, 1963 The Decline of Ngo Dinh Diem The Fall of Ngo Dinh Diem A Failed Limited Patnership Notes 5 America Goes to War, 1964-1965 A Changing World Order Doing the Same only Doing More of It Coup Season in South Vietnam The Gulf of Tonkin Incidents, August 2-4, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The Election of 1964 Origins of the Air War over North Vietnam The American Ground War in South Vietnam Begins Lyndon Johnson Americanizes the Vietnam War Notes 6 Waging Limited War in Vietnam, 1965-1968 The Concept of Limited War Initial Search and Destroy Operations Ia Drang: The Battle That Transformed a War Escalating the War on the Ground, 1966 The Big Unit War, 1967 War in the Central Highlands and Northern Provinces The Limits of Attrition Warfare Rolling Thunder: The Air War Against North Vietnam, 1965-1968 Arc Light: The South Vietnam Air Campaigns, 1965-1968 The Air War in Laos, 1964-1968 Notes 7 The Politics and Diplomacy of War, 1965-1968 General Ky Takes Charge in South Vietnam The Buddhist Revolt: The Struggle Movement, 1966 Pacification Efforts in South Vietnam Political Reforms in South Vietnam Diplomatic Charades, 1965-1968 Cracks in the Cold War Consensus, 1965-1966 The War At Home, 1967 Fighting the Vietnam Era Draft Lyndon Johnson Promotes the War in Vietnam Notes 8 The Tet Offensive, January 30-March 31, 1968 The Battles That Changed the Course of the War Hanoi Plans a General Offensive Surprise Attack! Siege at Khe Sanh Stalemate U. S. Military Leaders Propose to Widen the War The Clifford Task Force Johnson Agonistes Political Shocks Economic Crises The “Wise Men” Opt Out of the War The Speech, Mar 31, 1968 Notes 9 Aftermath of the Tet Offensive, April-December, 1968 Vietnam: The First Televised War 1968: The Bloodiest Year of the War Massacre at My Lai Pacification and the Beginnings of Vietnamization The Election of 1968 Notes 10 Nixon’s Vietnam War, 1969-1971 Nixon Takes Control Vietnamization: Shifting the Burden of Fighting Mobilizing against the Vietnam War, October-November, 1969 The Battle of Hamburger Hill The Decline of the U. S. Army Widening the War: Cambodia, April 29, 1970 Kent State and the Revival of Student Protest Congressional Opposition to the Vietnam War Widening the War: Laos, February 8, 1971 Project Phoenix and the Limits of Pacification Notes 11 Nixon’s Vietnam War, 1971-1973 New Proposals Revive the Peace Talks A War Weary Nation The Pentagon Papers The NVA Easter Offensive, 1972 Linebacker I: Nixon Revives the Air War Against North Vietnam Negotiating An End to the American War in Vietnam Linebacker II: The Christmas Bombings, December 18-29, 1972 The Final Phase of Negotiations, January 1973 Neither Peace Nor Honor: The Paris Accords, January 27, 1973 Notes 12 Ending the War: Decline and Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 Homecoming: The Release of the POWs, February-March, 1973 The Postwar War: War Continues in South Vietnam The Decay of South Vietnam: Corruption and Economic Collapse The Final Offensive, December 1974-April 1975 The Ho Chi Minh Offensive, April 5-30, 1975 America Abandons Cambodia America Abandons Laos America Abandons South Vietnam The Fall of Saigon, April 27-30, 1975 Why We Lost and They Won The Costs of a Losing War Notes 13 Legacies of A War The Endless War, 1975-1992 Normalizing Relations, 1992-1995 Developing Commercial and Diplomatic Relations, 1995-2008 Vietnam Veterans Come Home The Wall: The Vietnam War Memorial Vietnamese in America The Specter of Vietnam Notes TABLES GLOSSARY Chronology of American Intervention in Vietnam, 1954-1975 BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Reviews
I believe Vietnam: An American Ordeal is the definitive text on America's war in Southeast Asia. To the best of my knowledge, it is still the only book that carefully integrates cultural, historical, political, and military aspects of the conflict. It is written with compassion and fairness to all of the victims; it provides a balanced overview for the novice or expert. - Paul Conway, State University of New York, Oneonta Vietnam: An American Ordeal is clearly written, handles complex topics in straightforward prose, and I think students will find it very accessible. What distinguishes this book from others is its fair and balanced account of some extremely polarizing and sensitive topics....Moss provides useful analogies, good guidance through the intricacies of government and military policy, and frequent summaries, often both before and after a difficult passage, which will help students follow the main story without drowning in the details. - Janann Sherman, University of Memphis
I believe Vietnam: An American Ordeal is the definitive text on America's war in Southeast Asia. To the best of my knowledge, it is still the only book that carefully integrates cultural, historical, political, and military aspects of the conflict. It is written with compassion and fairness to all of the victims; it provides a balanced overview for the novice or expert. - Paul Conway, State University of New York, Oneonta Vietnam: An American Ordeal is clearly written, handles complex topics in straightforward prose, and I think students will find it very accessible. What distinguishes this book from others is its fair and balanced account of some extremely polarizing and sensitive topics...Moss provides useful analogies, good guidance through the intricacies of government and military policy, and frequent summaries, often both before and after a difficult passage, which will help students follow the main story without drowning in the details. - Janann Sherman, University of Memphis
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George Donelson Moss is Professor Emeritus of history at the City College of San Francisco.
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