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Overview
Vietnam War: The Essential Reference Guide provides a compendium of the key people, places, organizations, treaties, and events that make up the history of the war, explaining its causes, how it was conducted, and its far-reaching consequences. Written by recognized authorities, this ready-reference volume provides essential information all in one place and includes a comprehensive list of additional sources for further study.
The work presents a detailed chronology that outlines the numerous battles and campaigns throughout the war, such as the Tet Offensive, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, Operation Rolling Thunder, and the Battle of Hue. Biographies on Lyndon Johnson, William Westmoreland, Robert McNamara, Ngo Dinh Diem, and other major political figures and military leaders provide insight into the individuals who played key roles in the conflict, while primary source documents such as President Nixon's speech on Vietnamization provide invaluable historical context.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781610691031 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 01/08/2013 |
Pages: | 341 |
Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.20(d) |
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Table of Contents
Overview of the Vietnam War xi
Causes of the Vietnam War xv
Consequences of the Vietnam War xxi
Communist Strategy xxvii
Opposition to the War xxxi
The Tet Offensive and the Media xxxv
U.S. Involvement in Indochina xli
Reference Entries
Abrams, Creighton Williams, Jr. (1914-1974) 1
African Americans in the U.S. Military 4
Airpower, Role in War 6
Attrition 11
Bao Dai (1913-1997) 13
Barrel Roll, Operation (1964-1973) 15
Bundy, McGeorge (1919-1996) 18
Bundy, William Putnam (1917-2000) 19
Bunker, Ellsworth (1894-1984) 21
Cambodian Incursion (April 29-July 22, 1970) 23
China, People's Republic of, Policy toward Vietnam 29
Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support 32
Colby, William Egan (1920-1996) 33
Con Thien, Siege of (September 4-October 4, 1967) 35
Containment Policy 37
Cooper-Church Amendment 39
Cu Chi Tunnels 40
Dak To, Battle of (June 17-November 22, 1967) 41
Dau Tranh Strategy 42
Dien Bien Phu, Battle of (March 13-May 7, 1954) 44
Domino Theory 49
EAGLE PULL, Operation (April 12, 1975) 51
Easter Offensive (1972) 51
Farm Gate, Operation (1961-1967) 55
Ford, Gerald Rudolph (1913-2006) 56
Frequent Wind, Operation (April 29-30, 1975) 58
Fulbright, James William (1905-1995) 60
Geneva Conference and Geneva Accords of 1954 62
Goldwater, Barry Morris (1909-1998) 64
Gulf of Tonkin Incident (August 2 and 4, 1964) 66
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 68
Haig, Alexander Meigs, Jr. (1924-2010) 70
Hamburger Hill, Battle of (May 11-20, 1969) 72
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) 73
Ho Chi Minh Campaign (April 1975) 77
Ho Chi Minh Trail 79
Hue, Battle of (January 31-February 25, 1968) 84
Ia Drang, Battle of (October 19-November 26, 1965) 89
Indochina War (1946-1954) 92
Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973) 98
Junction City, Operation (February 22-May 4, 1967) 102
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963) 106
Kennedy, Robert Francis (1925-1968) 111
Kent State University Shootings (May 4, 1970) 112
Khe Sanh, Battle of (April-October 1967 and January-March 1968) 114
Kissinger, Henry Alfred (1923-) 120
Komer, Robert W. (1922-2000) 124
Laird, Melvin Robert (1922-) 127
Lam Son 719, Operation (February 8-March 24, 1971) 128
Laos 132
Le Duan (1907-1986) 138
Linebacker I, Operation (May 10-October 23, 1972) 140
Linebacker II, Operation (December 18-29, 1972) 143
Lon Nol (1913-1985) 147
Market Time, Operation (1965-1972) 150
McCarthy, Eugene Joseph (1916-2005) 151
McNamara, Robert Strange (1916-2009) 152
Menu, Operation (March 18, 1969-May 26, 1970) 155
My Lai Massacre (March 16, 1968) 157
Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963) 160
Nguyen Van Thieu (1923-2001) 164
Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913-1994) 168
Paris Peace Accords (January 17, 1973) 174
Pentagon Papers and Trial (1971) 177
Pham Van Dong (1906-2000) 180
Phoenix Program (1968-1972) 182
Prisoners of War, Allied 184
Ranch Hand, Operation (January 12, 1962-January 7, 1971) 188
ROLLING THUNDER, Operation (March 2, 1965-October 31, 1968) 190
Rusk, David Dean (1909-1994) 197
Search and Destroy 199
Sihanouk, Norodom (1922-2012) 201
Steel Tiger, Operation (April 3, 1965-December 11, 1968) 204
Strategic Hamlet Program (1961-1964) 205
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport (1901-1987) 209
Tet Offensive, Overall Strategy (January 30-March31, 1968) 212
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 217
United States Congress and the Vietnam War 221
Vann, John Paul (1924-1972) 227
Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-) 228
Westmoreland, William Childs (1914-2005) 233
Primary Source Documents
Vietnamese Declaration of Independence (September 2, 1945) 237
Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on Indochina (July 21, 1954) 239
President Dwight Eisenhower: Letter to Ngo Dinh Diem (October 23, 1954) 241
National Security Action Memorandum No. 328 (April 6, 1965) 242
Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense: Excerpt from Memorandum for President Lyndon Johnson (April 21, 1965) 244
Ho Chi Minn: Letter to Lyndon Johnson (February 15, 1967) 245
President Lyndon Johnson: Excerpt from Address in San Antonio, Texas (September 29, 1967) 247
General William Westmoreland, Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam: Excerpts from National Press Club Address (November 21, 1967) 248
President Lyndon Johnson: Excerpts from Televised Address (March 31, 1968) 250
President Richard Nixon: Excerpts from Speech on Vietnamization (November 3, 1969) 254
President Richard Nixon: Excerpts from Speech on Cambodia (April 30, 1970) 262
Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor: Excerpt from News Conference (October 26, 1972) 265
President Richard Nixon: Letter to President Nguyen Van Thieu (November 14, 1972) 267
Excerpt from Paris Peace Agreement (January 27, 1973) 269
Vietnam War Chronology 275
Bibliography 305
Editor and Contributors List 323
Index 327