| Description |
336 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
Maps on endpapers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-326) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : An American war? / Andrew Wiest -- The French Indochina War, 1946-54 / Martin Windrow -- Fight for the long haul : the war as seen by a soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam / Bui Tin -- The road south : the Ho Chi Minh Trail / John Prados -- The war outside Vietnam : Cambodia and Laos / Kenton Clymer -- A view from the other side of the story : reflections of a South Vietnamese soldier / Lam Quang Thi -- Caught in the crossfire : the civilian experience / Le Ly Hayslip and Dien Pham -- Diggers and Kiwis : Australian and New Zealand experience in Vietnam / Jeffrey Grey -- The conduct of the war : strategy, doctrine, tactics, and policy / Lewis Sorley -- On the ground : the US experience / Bernard Edelman -- "Swatting flies with a sledgehammer" : the air war / Ronald B. Frankum, Jr. -- Battle for the Mekong : the river war in Vietnam / R. Blake Dunnavent -- Tactics in a different war : adapting US doctrine / Gordon L. Rottman -- The "living-room war" : media and public opinion in a limited war / Daniel C. Hallin -- The final act - and after : the legacy of war / Arnold R. Isaacs. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975.
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| Added Author |
Wiest, Andrew A.
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| ISBN |
1846032164 (pbk.) |
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9781846032165 (pbk.) |
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184603020X |
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9781846930206 |
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9781846030208 |
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1846930200 (hbk.) |
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9781846930201 (hbk.) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2462239 |
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NLGGC 296916382 |
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NZ1 10857951 |
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AU@ 000040721551 |
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AU@ 000043378046 |
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