The Vietnam War Reexamined

The Vietnam War Reexamined
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 268
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781108547987
ISBN-13 : 1108547982
Rating : 4/5 (982 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Vietnam War Reexamined by : Michael G. Kort

Download or read book The Vietnam War Reexamined written by Michael G. Kort and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond the dominant orthodox narrative to incorporate insight from revisionist scholarship on the Vietnam War, Michael G. Kort presents the case that the United States should have been able to win the war, and at a much lower cost than it suffered in defeat. Presenting a study that is both historiographic and a narrative history, Kort analyzes important factors such as the strong nationalist credentials and leadership qualities of South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem; the flawed military strategy of 'graduated response' developed by Robert McNamara; and the real reasons South Vietnam collapsed in the face of a massive North Vietnamese invasion in 1975. Kort shows how the US commitment to defend South Vietnam was not a strategic error but a policy consistent with US security interests during the Cold War, and that there were potentially viable strategic approaches to the war that might have saved South Vietnam.


The Vietnam War Reexamined Related Books

The Vietnam War Reexamined
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Michael G. Kort
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-14 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

Going beyond the dominant orthodox narrative to incorporate insight from revisionist scholarship on the Vietnam War, Michael G. Kort presents the case that the
The Vietnam War Re-Examined
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: Michael Kort
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

An overview of the revisionist case on the Vietnam War, showing how it could have been won by the US at a lower cost than was suffered in defeat.
Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land
Language: en
Pages: 308
Authors: Andrew Wiest
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who
Vietnam's American War
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Pierre Asselin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-11 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

A survey of the Vietnamese communist experience during the Vietnam War (1954-75) with a focus on high-level decision-making and military planning.
Vietnam War Stories
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Tobey C. Herzog
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-27 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Dealing with ten key narratives, including novels and personal accounts, Herzog locates them in the tradition of war literature as well as recent cinema, and ch