The War for South Viet Nam, 1954-1975

Joes, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0275968073 / ISBN 13: 9780275968076

Editore: Praeger 2001-03, 2001

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Titolo: The War for South Viet Nam, 1954-1975

Casa editrice: Praeger 2001-03

Data di pubblicazione: 2001

Legatura: PF

Condizione: New

Edizione: seconda edizione

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Riassunto:

Like the widely praised original, this new edition is compact, clearly written, and accessible to the non-specialist. First, the book chronicles and analyzes the twenty-year struggle to maintain South Vietnamese independence. Joes tells the story with a sympathetic focus on South Viet Nam and is highly critical of U.S. military strategy and tactics in fighting this war. He claims that the fall of South Viet Nam was not inevitable, that an abrupt and public termination of U.S. aid provoked a crisis of confidence inside South Viet Nam that led to the debacle. Students and scholars of military studies, South East Asia, U.S. foreign policy, or the general reader interested in this fascinating period in 20th century history, will find this new edition to be invaluable reading.

L'autore:

Anthony James Joes is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Relations Program at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.