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America's War in Vietnam
Larry H. Addington
其他書名
A Short Narrative History
出版Indiana University Press, 2000-04-22
主題History / United States / General
ISBN02530032109780253003218
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UsdwCgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋“If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one.” —New York Review of Books
 
Drawing on years of experience teaching about the war, Larry H. Addington presents a short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America’s military involvement in Vietnam. Not intended as a competitor to the many excellent comprehensive studies of the Vietnam Era, this book will prove a useful introduction and a concise reference to America’s longest, most controversial war.
 
Addington reviews the history of pre-colonial Vietnam, the impact of French imperialism and the Indochina War, and the Cold War origins of American involvement. He then details US policy after the 1954 Geneva Accords, its role in the establishment of South Vietnam, and the outbreak of a new war. Turning to America’s deepening involvement, Addington examines the US strategies for waging air and ground war, the impact of the war at home, and the reasons for the failure of US policy under President Johnson. He studies the successes and failures of the policy of withdrawal under President Nixon and concludes with an overview of the war’s aftermath and its legacy.