The Vietnam War

by Goldstein, Donald M.; Dillon, Katherine V.; Wenger, J. Michael

• ISBN13: 9781574882100
• ISBN10: 1574882104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

Includes more than 450 official and personal photographs, both U.S. and Vietnamese

Author Biography

Dr. Donald M. Goldstein, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret.), is professor of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh Katherine V. Dillon, Chief Warrant Officer, USAF (Ret.), of Arlington, Va. J. Michael Wenger is a freelance historian living in Raleigh, N.C.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. x
Background to Involvement	p. 1
The Land and the People	p. 7
The Antagonists	p. 16
America Commits to the Fight	p. 24
Tools of War	p. 51
Escalation	p. 72
Life in a Strange Land	p. 92
Reconsideration and Vietnamization	p. 109
Wind Down, Withdrawal, and Cambodia	p. 135
The End	p. 153
Aftermath	p. 164
Selected Bibliography	p. 173
Index	p. 174
Sources	p. 179
About the Authors	p. 180
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