1st Edition
Vietnam in Iraq Tactics, Lessons, Legacies and Ghosts
Introduction John Dumbrell and David Ryan 1. The Final Chapter? The Iraq War and the End of History Lloyd C. Gardner 2. The Vietnam Laugh Track Marilyn B. Young 3. Unraveling the Domestic Foreign Policy Consensus: Presidential Rhetoric, American Public Opinion, and the Wars in Vietnam and Iraq Richard A. Melanson 4. Iraq and Vietnam: Military Lessons and Legacies Richard Lock-Pullan 5. ‘A National Symphony of Theft, Corruption and Bribery:’ Anatomy of State Building from Iraq to Vietnam James M. Carter 6. "Vietnam", Victory Culture and Iraq: Struggling with Lessons, Constraints and Credibility from Saigon to Falluja David Ryan 7. Europe’s Vietnam Syndrome: America and the Quagmire of Iraq Jon Roper 8. No More Vietnams: Iraq and the Analogy Conundrum Trevor B. McCrisken 9. Vietnam and Iraq: Strategy, Exit and Syndrome John Mueller 10 Falling Dominoes: The United States, Vietnam and the War in Iraq Matthew Masur 11 The Iraq and Vietnam Wars: Some Parallels and Connections John Dumbrell Bibliography
Biography
David Ryan, John Dumbrell
'...contains some fascinating details and insights on the role of politicians, the military establishment, public opinion, and private corporations. The main benefit of the book is to give the comparisons between Vietnam and Iraq historical context.' Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs
