The Vietnam War A History in Documents

by Young, Marilyn B.; Fitzgerald, John J.; Grunfeld, A. Tom

• ISBN13: 9780195166354
• ISBN10: 0195166353
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Vietnam War tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern American history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by Vietnam veterans (including coauthor John Fitzgerald), and poetry byVietnamese and Americans on matching themes. The book begins in the 19th century when Vietnam became a French colony, and traces the insidious route by which the United States became involved in a war on the other side of the world.

Table of Contents

What is a Document?	p. 6
How to Read a Document	p. 8
A Little History, by Way of Introduction	p. 11
The First Indochina War	p. 25
Vietnam Approaches America	p. 29
America Responds	p. 31
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy	p. 41
A Temporary Peace	p. 44
Eisenhower's Vietnam	p. 48
Kennedy's War	p. 58
America's War	p. 67
The War Expands	p. 73
The Public Debate	p. 80
Picture Essay: Selling Patriotism	p. 89
Going to War	p. 97
Soldiers at War	p. 97
Other Voices	p. 105
The Condition of the Army	p. 113
A People Divided	p. 117
The African-American Community	p. 117
Opposition within the Military	p. 124
Nixon's War	p. 129
My Lai	p. 131
The Nixon Doctrine	p. 136
Bombing Hanoi to the Bargaining Table	p. 143
After the War	p. 147
Looking Back	p. 149
Legacies	p. 160
Timeline	p. 162
Glossary	p. 164
Further Reading and Web Sites	p. 165
Text Credits	p. 167
Picture Credits	p. 169
Index	p. 170
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