ISE America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975

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America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, is a thorough exploration of the Vietnam War and its legacy on the American and Vietnamese people.  Presenting the latest research and scholarship, this clear, readable textbook discus… Read More
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America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, 6e

CHAPTER 1: A Dead-End Alley: The United States, France, and the First Indochina War, 1950 - 1954 
CHAPTER 2: Our Offspring: Nation Building in South Vietnam, 1954 - 1961 
CHAPTER 3: Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961 - 1963 
CHAPTER 4: Enough, but Not Too Much: Johnson’s Decisions for War, 1963 - 1965
CHAPTER 5: On the Tiger’s Back: The United States at War, 1965 - 1967
CHAPTER 6: A Very Near Thing: The Tet Offensive and After, 1968
CHAPTER 7: A War for Peace: Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969 - 1973
CHAPTER 8: The Postwar War and the Legacies of Vietnam 


America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, is a thorough exploration of the Vietnam War and its legacy on the American and Vietnamese people.  Presenting the latest research and scholarship, this clear, readable textbook discusses the historical reasons for America's lengthy involvement in Vietnam and the continued effects of the Vietnam War today.  Students of this text will come away with a deeper understanding of this hotly-contested conflict and its long-lasting impact on the United States and the world.