The Vietnam War Revised 2nd Edition

by Hall, Mitchell K.; Hall, Mitchell K.

• ISBN13: 9781405874342
• ISBN10: 1405874341
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This best-selling text has now been updated to include previously unseen source material - it is an ideal companion for any student studying the Vietnam War. Concise yet thorough - an accessible and stimulating introduction to the Vietnam War for students. Explores all the key elements of the conflict, including US motivations, the role of the media, the rise of domestic opposition, and the impact in both the US and Vietnam. The text is supported by a comprehensive documents section and a range of study tools, including a Chronology of events, Who's who, a Glossary of Terms and a Further Reading section.

Author Biography

Mitchell K. Hall is Professor of History at Central Michigan University

Table of Contents

Publisher's Acknowledgements	p. x
Author's Acknowledgements	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xii
Chronology	p. xiii
Who's Who	p. xx
Glossary	p. xxv
Maps	p. xxviii
Background	p. 1
Roots of the Vietnam War	p. 3
The Rise of Vietnamese Nationalism	p. 3
The First Indochina War	p. 6
The United States and Ngo Dinh Diem	p. 9
Johnson's Decisions for War	p. 15
The Vietnam War	p. 19
America Goes to War	p. 21
Saigon's Deterioration	p. 21
Rolling Thunder	p. 25
Making the Commitment	p. 28
The Ground War	p. 32
Turmoil in the South	p. 40
Turning Points	p. 44
The Antiwar Movement	p. 44
The Debate in Washington	p. 48
The Tet Offensive	p. 49
The Nation Reconsiders	p. 52
Negotiations	p. 55
The End of the Tunnel	p. 58
Vietnamization	p. 58
Cambodia	p. 62
Laos	p. 65
Negotiations	p. 66
Pacification	p. 67
The Easter Offensive	p. 68
The Paris Agreement	p. 70
Conclusion and Legacy	p. 73
The American Withdrawal	p. 73
The Final Offensives	p. 75
Laos and Cambodia	p. 78
Impact on the United States	p. 80
Impact on Vietnam	p. 82
Postwar Debate	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 86
Documents	p. 87
An Orthodox View of the Vietnam War	p. 88
A Revisionist View of the Vietnam War	p. 88
A Post-revisionist View of the Vietnam War	p. 89
The Vietnamese Declaration of Independence	p. 90
The Geneva Accords, 1954	p. 93
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution	p. 95
'Aggression from the North'	p. 96
Hanoi's Negotiating Position	p. 97
'A Compromise Solution in South Vietnam'	p. 98
McNamara Presents Options to President Johnson	p. 99
Washington's Negotiating Position	p. 99
Letter from Ho Chi Minh to Lyndon Johnson	p. 100
CIA Analysis of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement	p. 101
North Vietnamese Goals for the TET Offensive	p. 103
Report from Vietnam	p. 104
'Peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia'	p. 105
South Vietnam's Six Points for Peace	p. 107
Silent Majority Speech	p. 108
The Invasion of Cambodia	p. 109
John Kerry Testimony	p. 110
South Vietnamese Analysis of the Easter Offensive	p. 112
Paris Peace Accords	p. 113
President Nixon Promises Postwar Reconstruction	p. 115
Resignation Speech of Nguyen Van Thieu	p. 116
Le Duan's Victory Speech	p. 117
Further Reading	p. 119
References	p. 129
Index	p. 133
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