Vietnam : a history / Stanley Karnow
1987, 1st UK Edition, Reprint. New York: Penguin Books. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #396412
ISBN: 0670746045
Physical description: xiii, 752 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes: Published in conjunction with a proposed 1983 PBS program: Vietnam, a television history; Includes bibliographical references (pages 708-728) and index. Contents: The war nobody won -- Piety and power -- The heritage of Vietnamese nationalism -- The war with the French -- The light that failed -- America's mandarin -- Vietnam is the place -- The end of diem -- The commitments deepen -- Disorder and decision -- LBJ goes to war -- Escalation -- Debate, diplomacy, doubt -- Tet -- Nixon's war -- The peace that never was. Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 United States; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict.
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