The Vietnam War : a concise international history

Summary: While focusing on American involvement between 1965 and 1975, Lawrence offers an unprecedentedly complete picture of all sides of the war, notably by examining the motives that drove the Vietnamese communists and their foreign allies. Moreover, the book carefully considers both the long- and short-term origins of the war. --from publisher description

Record details

ISBN: 0195314654 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780195314656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: viii, 214 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-204) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The road to revolution -- Colonialism and Cold War -- An anguished peace -- Escalation -- War on many fronts -- The Tet Offensive -- Ending the American War -- Wars unending.