Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War (eBook)

A Political, Social, and Military History [4 volumes]

Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
2044 Seiten
ABC-CLIO (Verlag)
978-1-85109-961-0 (ISBN)

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In addition to the more than three million Americans who served during the Vietnam War and witnessed it firsthand, this lengthy conflict touched nearly every aspect of the American experience in the 1960s and 1970s. The Vietnam War influenced the peacenik generation that formed its identity in opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam and was the root cause of the Watergate scandal that forced the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

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Now in its second edition, this comprehensive study of the Vietnam War sheds more light on the longest and one of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history.The Vietnam War lasted more than a decade, was the longest war in U.S. history, and cost the lives of nearly 60,000 American soldiers, as well as millions of Vietnamese-many of whom were uninvolved civilians. The lessons learned from this tragic conflict continue to have great relevance in today's world.Now in its second edition, The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about one of the most controversial events in U.S. history. Written to provide multidimensional perspectives into the conflict, it covers not only the American experience in Vietnam, but also the entire scope of Vietnamese history, including the French experience and the Indochina War, as well as the origins of the conflict, how the United States became involved, and the extensive aftermath of this prolonged war. It also provides the most complete and accurate order of battle ever published, based upon data compiled from Vietnamese sources. This latest release delivers even more of what readers have come to expect from the editorship of Spencer C. Tucker and the military history experts at ABC-CLIO.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-85109-961-1 / 1851099611
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85109-961-0 / 9781851099610