America's longest war: the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975/ George C. Herring
Material type: TextSeries: America in crisisPublication details: New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1996Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xiv, 354 pages; maps, portraits; 21 cmISBN:- 0070283931 (pbk.)
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 959.7043 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0006464 |
The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders.
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