Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The Vietnam War, 1956-1975 / Andy Wiest

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Essential histories ; 38Publication details: [Oxford] : Osprey, [2002]Description: 96 p. : ill., ports., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781841764191
  • 9781841764191
Subject(s):
Partial contents:
Introduction - chronology -- The Cold War -- Superpower versus guerrilla forces -- An undeclared war -- Battles of attrition -- John Young -- A nation divided -- Kim Herzinger -- US withdrawal -- Legacies of victory and defeat
Summary: America entered the Vietnam War certain of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. As this title explains, however, the war was not at all what the US expected. Outnumbered and outgunned the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces resorted to a guerrilla war.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 959.7043 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J129817

Includes bibliographic references and index

Introduction - chronology -- The Cold War -- Superpower versus guerrilla forces -- An undeclared war -- Battles of attrition -- John Young -- A nation divided -- Kim Herzinger -- US withdrawal -- Legacies of victory and defeat

America entered the Vietnam War certain of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. As this title explains, however, the war was not at all what the US expected. Outnumbered and outgunned the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces resorted to a guerrilla war.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share