Vietnam: Explaining America's Lost War
Author:   Gary R. Hess (Bowling Green State University, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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9781405125284


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   09 April 2008
Format:   Paperback
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In Vietnam, Gary R. Hess describes and evaluates the main arguments of scholars, participants, and journalists, both revisionist and orthodox in their approach, as they try to answer fundamental questions of the Vietnam War. * Clearly examines the historiography of the Vietnam War * Questions whether the Vietnam War was lost due to poor strategy and leadership, or was inherently doomed to failure * Includes a bibliographic essay which complements the literature discussed in the text

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Author:   Gary R. Hess (Bowling Green State University, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.326kg
ISBN:  

9781405125284


ISBN 10:   1405125284
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   09 April 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Preface. 1. From the Streets to the Books: The Origins of an Enduring Debate. 2. A Necessary War or a Mistaken War?. 3. ""Kennedy Exceptionalism"" or ""Missed Opportunity for Peace"" or ""Lost Victory"" -- The Movement toward War, 1961--1965. 4. The Revisionist Critique of the ""Strategy for Defeat"" -- The Clausewitzian Alternative. 5. The Revisionist Critique of the ""Other War"" -- The ""Hearts-and-Minds"" Prescription for Victory. 6. The Media and the War: Shaping or Reflecting Public Opinion?. 7. The Tet Offensive: A Decisive American Victory or Prolongation of Stalemate?. 8. Nixon--Kissinger and the Ending of the War: A ""Lost Victory"" or ""Neither Peace nor Honor?"". 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index"

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Outstanding Academic Title 2008. Hess offers what is arguably the best sampling of new research and analysis on the Vietnam War now available in a single volume, providing an impressive, almost indispensable introduction to the big-picture debates and controversies. It should be on a very short list of the most useful books in helping making sense of an enormously complex and controversial conflict. Essential. ( Choice Reviews , October 2008)


A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Outstanding Academic Title 2008. Hess offers what is arguably the best sampling of new research and analysis on the Vietnam War now available in a single volume, providing an impressive, almost indispensable introduction to the big-picture debates and controversies. It should be on a very short list of the most useful books in helping making sense of an enormously complex and controversial conflict. Essential. (Choice Reviews, October 2008)


Author Information

Gary R. Hess is Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and a former chair of the U.S. State Department's Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation. His publications include Vietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941-1945 (1998) and Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf (2001).

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