The late president provides his explanation of America's failure in the Vietnam conflict and argues that the U.S. should not allow its foreign policy to be paralyzed by fear of another Vietnam. Reissue. NYT.
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Former president Nixon's overriding concern about the Vietnam War is mainly that we lost. While he offers admirably idealistic closing arguments here for fighting the Soviets in the Third World , he also shows a reflexive leaning toward military solutions. "Quintessential Nixon," PW stated.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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As I remember it,
By RON STUTESMAN (NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No More Vietnams (Hardcover)
President Nixon's political problems notwithstanding, his was a serious intellect which was capable of getting to the heart of a subject. Starting with an enumeration of 22 conceptions about the war in Viet Nam, all of which,in print, seemed,not only plausible but were accepted by all too many people as true. As you read them you find yourself saying "no that's not right...sounds familiar but it's not right." Your vindication is at hand when the trap is sprung and the author declares all of the above is false. The book is a review of how events in the war played out politically and strategically, and how it was reported to the American people. Instead of being a self-serving recount of why I did the things I did, it is a well developed cronicle of events which elicits for those who lived through the period, tried to understand the period and most poignantly participated in the period, a feeling that... hey that's the way I remember it happening. It is a debunking of the self-serving myths propagated by the media. Contrary to the popular opinion forced upon us by the media, we had the war won in 1973, and with peace at hand Congress withdrew virtually all support, most importantly the threat of resumed air support for the Vietnamese ground troups should North Viet Nam not honor the peace treaty they signed. Regardless of your feelings about US participation in the Viet Nam War, Mr. Nixon's elucidation of the events will give many food for thought and revisit the question of where the responsibility for the tragedy belongs. Coincidentally, very shortly before writing this I watched an interview of General Schwartzkoff wherein he propounded the same view of our "loss" in Viet Nam as I remembered and as is described in NO MORE VIETNAMS. This should be on the mandatory reading list at our colleges.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Vietnam & Current Afghanistan: Similarities,
By A Customer
This review is from: No More Vietnams (Hardcover)
During the height of the Vietnam war, I was a junior high/senior high school student and never really understood what was the purpose of the war. I have read many books since and have a fairly good understanding of the how's and why's of the war. However, reading Nixon's book was a real eye opener. He lucidates very well how the US got involved in Vietnam; the major mistakes the Kennedy and Johnson administrations made in running the war; the smear campaigns by the media against the Presidents and their policies; why Nixon bombed Vietnam in 1972 and mined Haiphong harbor; how the peace protestors played into Uncle Ho's hands. I was stunned to learn this information. Nixon was, by far, an exceptional and gifted statesman and writer. He even stated that the next threat to world peace and to the US will come from terrorism (this was written in 1985!). Nixon states that the "civilized world must develop a unified policy for dealing with terrorism" and that terrorists "may be deterred once they realize that by using terror they will spark the wrath of all nations that do not want to exist in a world riven by a tiny minority who have resorted to violence...." If you want to understand the current problems in Afghanistan with Al-Qaeda and O. bin Laden, Nixon's book has fascinating parallels from the Vietnam War to learn from. A book certainly worth reading!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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the truth about the vietnam war,
By A Customer
This review is from: No More Vietnams (Paperback)
President Nixon reminds us that the United States was trying to save the South Vietnamese from a military attack by Communist North Vietnam, which was supplied by China and the Soviet Union. After the peace treaty negotiated by Kissinger was signed, Congress cut U.S. support to the bone. As a result, North Vietnam saw the opportunity to break the peace, invade South Vietnam again, and win. The Communists proceeded to torture and slaughter. It is estimated that 500,000 Vietnamese and 1,000,000 Cambodians were killed by the Communists after Congress cut off support. The cause was just, but the press, the public and Congress did not support it
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