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The author methodically takes apart the myths surrounding the latter years of the war....Highly recommended. --CHOICE Solid scholarly history that should arouse spirited arguments among historians and will also appeal to a wider audience. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Daddis's sound and convincing advice is to look at the Vietnam War 'as many Vietnamese see it-the American War'--in other words, as one part of a long fight for self-determination. --Publishers Weekly Greg Daddis revisits an overlooked and contested period in the Vietnam War with clarity and scholarly insight. His deep dive into the last years of America's war in Vietnam opens the door for today's reader to better understand our past and our own century. Like his two previous books on Vietnam, Withdrawal is an essential addition to the conversation and should not be missed. --Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, directors of the PBS documentary film series, The Vietnam War In this revelatory book, Gregory Daddis demolishes the myth that the United States 'won' the Vietnam War militarily only to have thrown away that victory on the home front. The evidence he presents on that score is definitive and irrefutable. Yet perhaps more importantly, Daddis shows that the war was never America's to win or to lose in the first place. Vietnam's fate was a matter for the Vietnamese to decide. Apart from sowing death and destruction on a vast scale, U.S. military efforts had no bearing whatsoever on the outcome. --Andrew J. Bacevich, professor Emeritus of International Relations and History, author of America's War for the Greater Middle East A major accomplishment. Far and away the best study of the military and the last years of the Vietnam War we are likely to have for some time. --Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, Vassar College Withdrawal brilliantly dismantles old and pervasive myths about the final phases of America's lost war in Vietnam. The book affirms Greg Daddis' stature as one today's most original and insightful historians of the war and deserves a broad readership among not just students of history but also policymakers and military officers. --Mark Lawrence, Associate Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin

Withdrawal brilliantly dismantles old and pervasive myths about the final phases of America's lost war in Vietnam. The book affirms Greg Daddis' stature as one today's most original and insightful historians of the war and deserves a broad readership among not just students of history but also policymakers and military officers. * Mark Lawrence, Associate Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin * A major accomplishment. Far and away the best study of the military and the last years of the Vietnam War we are likely to have for some time. * Robert. K. Brigham, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, Vassar College * In this revelatory book, Gregory Daddis demolishes the myth that the United States 'won' the Vietnam War militarily only to have thrown away that victory on the home front. The evidence he presents on that score is definitive and irrefutable. Yet perhaps more importantly, Daddis shows that the war was never America's to win or to lose in the first place. Vietnam's fate was a matter for the Vietnamese to decide. Apart from sowing death and destruction on a vast scale, U.S. military efforts had no bearing whatsoever on the outcome. * Andrew J. Bacevich, professor Emeritus of International Relations and History, author of America's War for the Greater Middle East * Greg Daddis revisits an overlooked and contested period in the Vietnam War with clarity and scholarly insight. His deep dive into the last years of America's war in Vietnam opens the door for today's reader to better understand our past and our own century. Like his two previous books on Vietnam, Withdrawal is an essential addition to the conversation and should not be missed. * Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, directors of the PBS documentary film series, The Vietnam War *

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Gregory Daddis is Associate Professor of history and director of Chapman University's MA Program in War and Society. A retired US Army colonel, he has served in both Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. Daddis specializes in the history of the Vietnam Wars and the Cold War era.

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