Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition,
Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is an
award-winning historiography of one of the 20th
century’s seminal conflicts.
* Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central
arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing
evidence on both sides of controversies around this event
* Addresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the
war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would
have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether
negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and
more
* Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these
lessons have affected American national security policy since
* Written by a well-respected scholar in the field in an
accessible style for students and scholars
Vietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War is an
award-winning historiography of one of the 20th
century’s seminal conflicts.
* Looks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central
arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing
evidence on both sides of controversies around this event
* Addresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the
war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would
have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether
negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and
more
* Assesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these
lessons have affected American national security policy since
* Written by a well-respected scholar in the field in an
accessible style for students and scholars
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface viii1 From the Streets to the Books: The Origins of an Enduring Debate 1
2 A Necessary War or a Mistaken War? 23
3 ‚Kennedy Exceptionalism, ‚ ‚Missed Opportunity for Peace, ‚ or ‚Lost Victory?‘: The Movement toward War, 1961-1965 49
4 The Revisionist Critique of the ‚Strategy for Defeat‘: The Clausewitzian Alternative 84
5 The Revisionist Critique of the ‚Other War‘: The ‚Hearts-and-Minds‘ Prescription for Victory 111
6 The Media and the War: Irresponsible or Balanced Journalism? 133
7 The Tet Offensive: Decisive American Victory or Devastating Loss? 155
8 Nixon-Kissinger and the Ending of the War: A ‚Lost Victory‘ or ‚Neither Peace nor Honor?‘ 179
9 Conclusion: The War’s ‚Lessons‘ 209
Bibliography 218
Index 221
Über den Autor
Gary R. Hess is Distinguished Research Professor of Historyat Bowling Green State University, where he taught for forty-five
years. His publications include The United States at War,
1941-1945 (Wiley, 3rd edition, 2010),
Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian
Gulf, and Iraq (rev. ed., 2009), Vietnam and the United
States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941-1945 (1998), and
The United States‘ Emergence as a Southeast Asian
Power (1987).
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