The Columbia history of the Vietnam War / edited, with an introduction, by David L. Anderson.
| Other author | Anderson, David L., 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | xiv, 462 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The Vietnam War and its enduring historical relevance / David L. Anderson -- pt. 1. Chronological perspectives -- Setting the stage : Vietnamese revolutionary nationalism and the first Vietnam War / Mark Philip Bradley -- "Dealing with a government of madmen" : Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Ngo Dinh Diem / Richard H. Immerman -- South Vietnam under siege, 1961-1965 : Kennedy, Johnson, and the question of escalation or disengagement / Gary R. Hess -- Lyndon Johnson and the bombing of Vietnam : politics and military choices / Lloyd C. Gardner -- Turning point : the Vietnam War's pivotal year, November 1967-November 1968 / Robert J. McMahon -- Richard M. Nixon and the Vietnam War : the paradox of disengagement with escalation / Jeffrey P. Kimball -- pt. 2. Topical perspectives -- American strategy in the Vietnam War / John Prados -- The village war in Vietnam, 1965-1973 / Eric Bergerud -- Fighting for family : Vietnamese women and the American war / Helen E. Anderson -- Vietnamese society at war / Robert K. Brigham -- "Hey, hey, LBJ!" : American domestic politics and the Vietnam War / Melvin Small -- Cambodia and Laos in the Vietnam War / Kenton Clymer -- pt. 3. Postwar perspectives -- The legacy of the Vietnam War / Robert D. Schulzinger -- The Vietnam syndrome / George C. Herring. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010018853 |
| ISBN | 9780231134804 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231134800 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS557.7 .C64 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |