The Vietnam War as History: [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Jane Errington (Editor), B.J.C. McKercher (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1990 | ISBN-10: 0275935604 | ISBN-13: 978-0275935603

Through the lenses of history this important book probes the events in Southeast Asia in the thirty years after 1945. This book compiles the most current scholarly interpretations on the causes and outcome of the Vietnam War. The contributors reflect on and discuss various aspects of the Vietnam conflicts and clear away many of the misconceptions and myths that still surround the wars. They try to understand how and why events in Southeast Asia happened as they did, and the impact they had both regionally and globally. A useful reference for any scholar of the Vietnam War, The Vietnam War as History will appeal to the general reader as well, particularly those who served in Vietnam. The chapters offer a diverse set of approaches of the war. Many of the contributors disagree philosophically on the causes and nature of the conflict. Some--Thomas Cubbage and Harry Summers--write from their personal involvement in the war. Others take a more detached view. And still others seek to provide further insight into some of the twisted questions that surrounded the conflict. All are united in their attempts to come to terms with the wars in Vietnam as a distinct historical event.

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About the Author

ELIZABETH JANE ERRINGTON is an American historian, teaching American foreign policy at the Royal Military College of Canada.

B.J.C. McKERCHER is an international and diplomatic historian in Anglo-American Relations who teaches at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275935604
• ISBN-13: 978-0275935603
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,887,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)