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Paperback. The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to date of the war that still haunts America. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people—liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike—agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. The military never lost a battle; how then did it not win the war?
Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author John Prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a much-needed and long-overdue reassessment ... Read more
The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people—liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike—agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. The military never lost a battle; how then did it not win the war?
Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author John Prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a much-needed and long-overdue reassessment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619405
SKU
V9780700619405
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About John Prados
John Prados is a senior fellow of the National Security Archive at George Washington University, USA. His numerous books include The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War, The Hidden History of the Vietnam War, and most recently Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA.
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