America in Vietnam - Softcover

Lewy, Guenter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195027329 ISBN 13: 9780195027327

Verlag: OUP USA, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Lewy Guenter

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Críticas:

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)

Reseña del editor:

Based on a variety of classified military records, Lewy provides the first systematic analysis of the course of the Vietnam War, the reasons for the failure of American strategy and tactics, and the causes of the final collapse of South Vietnam.

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• Verlag: OUP USA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195027329
• ISBN 13: 9780195027327
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 560