War and Revolution in Vietnam, 1930-75

ISBN-13: 9781857283235 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 148 str.

Kevin Ruane

Opis

This introduction uses the wealth of recent research to place the Vietnam war within the contexts of European colonization, AMerican Cold War strategy and Vietnam's own political history.

Recenzje

'This book may be profitably taken as a starting point for interested readers to explore for themselves one of the most important and most controversial subjects in twentieth-century history.' - The Historical Association Review

Spis treści

Communism and Colonialism in Vietnam, 1930-46The French War, 1946-54From Peace to War, 1954-63The Americanization of the War, 1964-68 American Defeat and Communist Victory, 1968-75Conclusion - Vietnam and the World, 1975-95

O autorze

Kevin Ruane