Looking Back on the Vietnam War: A 1990s Perspective on the Decisions, Combat, and Legacies (Contributions in Military Studies) [Hardcover]

William Head (Editor), Lawrence E. Grinter (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0313288690 | ISBN-13: 978-0313288692

This text is the first to closely compare and contrast the Gulf and Vietnam Wars on both the war and home fronts. Widely respected experts give a balanced, new perspective on the Vietnam War, based on considerable new primary research to explain the salient factors that contributed to the decision making, air and ground considerations, and outcome. This text, carefully focused for classes in modern American history and military studies, appraises the legacies of the Vietnam War that have been felt in the United States for the last two decades.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This book is highly recommended not only to students of international affairs, but also scholars in the field of Middle East studies.”–Middle East Insight

“This is a stimulating and provocative treatment of a subject that has been mired in propaganda. The book should be read as an antidote not only to mainstream accounts of this crisis but also to those of the domesticated variety of media creatures.”–The Muslim World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

WILLIAM HEAD is Associate Editor for Asia of The Journal of Third World Studies. He is also Historian for the U.S. Air Force at Robins Air Force Base.

LAWRENCE E. GRINTER, Asian Historian and Professor for the U.S. Air Force Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, is the editor of American War in Vietnam (Greenwood, 1987), among other studies of the Vietnam War.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (July 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313288690
• ISBN-13: 978-0313288692
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,132,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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