America in Vietnam

by Guenter Lewy

Overview

Chronicles American involvement in Vietnam, from the 1950s through the 1970s, documenting strategic and tactical failures and reviewing the charges made against the American conduct of the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195027327
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/29/1980
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	8.54(w) x 5.57(h) x 1.33(d)

Editorial Reviews

"An astute critical analysis of the many ambiguities and complexities concernig the Vietnam War. It is filled with shrewd insights and is characterized by a well-balanced perspective."—Marshall E. Nunn, Glendale Community College

"Extraordinary....[America in Vietnam] will have a profound impact on all subsequent historical writing on Vietnam."—Lucian Pye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"A splendid book, in many ways the best history of the war yet to appear."—The Economist

"Superbly done. [Lewy has] established a new standard for objective scholarship on Vietnam."—James L. Jablonowski, Marquette University

"An intellectually balanced work that should be the touchstone for future analyses of our Vietnam experience."—Washington Post

"[A] balanced account which corrects many of the myths that were perpetuated during the Vietnam conflict."—Claude R. Sasso, Avila College

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