TY  - BOOK
AU  - HERRING George C
TI  - America's longest war: the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975
SN  - 0070283931 (pbk.)
PY  - 1996///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill Inc.
KW  - VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - VIETNAM
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 1945-1975
N2  - 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
ER  -