364 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study examines the origins of the Vietnam War itself, going back to the nature of French colonial rule in the early 20th century. It investigates the original conflict between France, as well as the United States, and the forces of Vietnamese nationalism and communism.
It argues that it was probably a mistake for the United States to internationalize the war in 1954 and it discusses the... Read more
Chapter 1 Ho Chi Minh and the French: National Communism? 1920–1946; Chapter 2 Acheson and the Entangling Alliance: 1946–1952; Chapter 3 Dulles at the Brink: 1952–1954; Chapter 4 The Ashes of Geneva: 1954; Chapter 5 Diem and the National Liberation Front: 1954–1960; Chapter 6 Kennedy's Frontier: Wars of National Liberation: 1961–1963; Chapter 7 Johnson's Choice: 1963–1965; concl Conclusion;
Biography
Anthony Short
" . . . excellent and extremely readable . . . of much general interest as well as considerable specialist appeal."
— Royal Society of Asian Affairs
