The Origins of the Vietnam War

ISBN-13: 9780582490819 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 364 str.

Anthony Short

Opis

This volume in the "Origins of Modern Wars" series concerns the opening days of the Vietnamese conflict. The author examines the nature of French colonial rule in Vietnam, nationalism and liberation groups, the influence of Chinese communism and Vietnam's diplomatic relations with other countries.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Ho Chi Minh and the French: National Communism? 1920–1946; Chapter 2 Acheson and the Entangling Alliance: 1946–1952; Chapter 3 Dulles at the Brink: 1952–1954; Chapter 4 The Ashes of Geneva: 1954; Chapter 5 Diem and the National Liberation Front: 1954–1960; Chapter 6 Kennedy's Frontier: Wars of National Liberation: 1961–1963; Chapter 7 Johnson's Choice: 1963–1965; concl Conclusion;

O autorze

Anthony Short