Description |
322 p. ; 21 cm. |
Note |
Originally published: 2007. |
Contents |
Parallel wars? Can "lessons of Vietnam" be applied to Iraq? / David Elliott -- "I'm with you" : Tony Blair and the obligations of alliance : Anglo-American relations in historical perspective / Alex Danchev -- Forlorn superpower : European reactions to the American wars in Vietnam and Iraq / Wilfried Mausbach -- Manufacturing the threat to justify aggressive war in Vietnam and Iraq / Gareth Porter -- Wise guys, rough business : Iraq and the Tonkin Gulf / John Prados -- Gulliver at bay : the paradox of the imperial presidency / Andrew J. Bacevich -- Class wars / Christian G. Appy -- The female shape of the all-volunteer force / Elizabeth L. Hillman -- Familiar foreign policy and familiar wars : Vietnam, Iraq....before and after / Gabriel Kolko -- Mr. Rumsfeld's war / Lloyd C. Gardner -- Zelig in U.S. foreign relations : the roles of China in the American post-9/11 world / Walter LeFeber -- Counterinsurgency, now and forever / Marilyn B. Young -- Torture in the crucible of counterinsurgency / Alfred W. McCoy. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Added Author |
Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-
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Young, Marilyn Blatt.
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Added Title |
Iraq and the lessons of Vietnam |
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How not to learn from the past |
ISBN |
9781595583451 (pbk.) |
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1595583459 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000043334023 |
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