U.S. intervention in vietnam grew slowly in the first years after the Second World War - almost imperceptibly so to most Americans. but an ever-deepening committment soon became evident. 1961-1975 -- sources, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states -- diplomatic history, united states -- foreign relations -- vietnam

As the American people and their leaders grappled today with a deeply unpopular war in the Middle East, many seek to learn relevant lessons and gain insight and perspective through comparisos with the U.S. experience in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. 1961-1975 -- sources, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states -- diplomatic history, united states -- foreign relations -- vietnam

The American reporters who came to Vietnam in 1961 expected to write about an exotic little war in a country of tigers and elephants. What they found instead was a debacle in the making, in which American pilots flew missions illegally while their Vietnamese counterparts strafed the Presdential Palace. When they reported what they saw, they were pilloried for it at home. But the ended up making history simply by telling the truth. 1961-1975 - united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - press coverage - united states, war correspondents - united states, vietnamese, presidential palace

Since the end of the Vietnam War, histories, films, novels and poetry have sought to come to grips with the conflict's devastating effect on Asians and Americans, both those who fought and those who didn't.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975.

The Endless War is dispassionate, deeply informed, yet touches on a crucial subject in an authoritative manner. It explains, above all, why the Vietnam War was won by the Vietnamese rather than lost by the French or Americans; it gives us a necessary understanding of the roots of revolutionary nationalism.vietnam history - 20th century, north vietnamese

The United States of America and Vietnam from 1950 to 1975vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - history - 1945-1975

A model of lucid writing and fair judgement which tells us things we need to know.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, president j f kennedy, president lyndon johnson, american prisoners

A book that vividly illuminates the dangers of ideology in foreign policy, America's Rasputin could not be more timely.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -diplomatic history, anticommunist movements - united states - history - 20th century, political consultants - united states - biography

This volume is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in learning about the Vietnam War, especially strong in its coverage of French and American motivations.indochinese war, 1946-1954., vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 1945-1975, president j f kennedy

This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Anyone aspiring to a leadership position in American politics or public policy should carefully examine this perceptive work and its many valuable lessons.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - causes, united states - foreign relations - 1961-1963

The history of Vietnam air losses in Southeast Asia from 1961-1973united states. air force -- registers of dead, united states. navy -- registers of dead, united states. marine corps -- registers of dead, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american

In 1958, Saigon and Washington were hailing South Viet-Nam's "success story" - and Bernard Fall was predicting all-out guerrilla war. Five years later, American soldiers had joined South Vietnamese troops in a desperate struggle against the elusive Viet-Cong.vietnam - politics and govrnment, vietnam - history

Tim Weiner has read widely and dug deeply to produce this marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades. That every quote is also on the record is a testament to his skill and also, thankfully, to the transparency that endures in the American political system.united states. central intelligence agency - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states

"Blowtorch" provides a revealing look into the hitherto unexamined role played for three decades by Cold War Strategist Komer. Those looking to understand counterinsurgency theory will be especially drawn to Jones' illuminating discussion in Komer's leadership of "CORDS" national security - united states - history - 20th century, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - united states - biography

Last Men Out tells the real story behind one of the most referen d but least uderstood epiodes in recent American history. vietnam war - 1961-1975 - ho chi minh city., vietnam war - 1961 - 1975 - evacuation of civilians - vietnam - ho chi minh city., vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american

The remarkable story of the secret letters from Nixon and Ford to the President of South Vietnam and the American promises that were never kept.This book provides significant new date on United States relations with South Vietnam from 1968 to 1975. An extraordinary collection of previously undisclosed exchanges of letters between Mr. Thieu and Presidents Nixon and Ford combine with the authors' interviews with may key Americans and Vietnamese to make this an important study.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- diplomatic history, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, president nixon, president ford

In 1973 the most unpopular war in American history - the Vietnam War - ended, but U.S. involvement with that tragic country continues to this day, in large part because of the sericemen still missing in action (MIS's).vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - missing in action - united states - juvenile literature, mia - united states

A brief history of FAC aircraft in Vietnam & in particular, The Cessna O-2A.forward air controller, 1st australian task force, cessna o-2a, aerial reconnaissance -- united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american

Home to War is a superbly researched book that needed to be written. It sets forth in compelling detail a whole other dimension of America's tragic war in vietnam, which, until now, has never been completely captured.vietnam veterans against the war - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states, south east asia, agent orange

The remarkable story of the secret letters from Nixon and Ford to the President of South Vietnam and the American promises that were never kept.This book provides significant new date on United States relations with South Vietnam from 1968 to 1975. An extraordinary collection of previously undisclosed exchanges of letters between Mr. Thieu and Presidents Nixon and Ford combine with the authors' interviews with may key Americans and Vietnamese to make this an important study.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- diplomatic history, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, president nixon, president ford

Their mason was to evacuate American combat causalities. Their Hueys were flying ambulances. And their call sign DUST OFF was the most famous of the of the Vietnam Warvietnam war - military helicopters, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american, huey, "dust off"

The bomb run took seven seconds. But it seemed like an eternity as the F-105 dived straight toward the target.airplanes, military - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american

Solid, down to earth, and faithful in describing the way it was (for) one Marine Company Commander. 1961-1971 - personal narratives, american, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - united states, united states. marine corps. marines, 26th. battalion

This oral history recounts the experiences of a minority tucked away within another minority - American women who went to Vietnam in the military or as volunteers or entertainers. 1961-1975 - women - interviews, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam entertainers, american women

The question of how the United States became enmeshed in the Vietnam War has troubled three generations of Americans. Now, in this incisive and very well documented history of American intervention in Vietnam from the end of World War 2 to the first months of John F. Kennedy's presidency, historian James R. Arnold present the dramatic unfolding of the events by which Washington led us into Vietnam. At no point along this way did any policymaker consider the ultimate result of this course as seriously heed those who counseled caution.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states

This book is, in many ways, the most informative we have yet had about the American military effort in that country, in place of polemic, overwrought personal testimony or mere tatical narrative - and that about sums up the fare previously on offer.vietnam - history - 1945-1975., vietnamese communist party, american military

In the mid 1960' the youth of the Western world were largely preoccupied with "flower power" and the music of the Beatles. Meanwhile, in distant Indochina, young American GIs were engaged in a savage war of attrition in the jungles of a small divided country that had been a French colony.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam history - august revolution, dien bien phu, ap bac, the gulf of tonkin, operation starlite, the ia drang campaign, long tan, battle of long tan, operation attleboro, operation bolo, operation junction city, rach ba rai river, khe sanh, tet offensive, hamburger hill, operation lam son 719, an loc, thanh hoa bridge

Admiral Stockdale's account of the Tonkin Bay occurrence is exciting and revelatory history; and he has justly become a national figure for his heroic and canny leadership of the American prisoners of war in Hanoi.air pilots, military - united states - biography, united states. navy - aviation - biography, prisoners of war - vietnam - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

They came together to form one of the most potent fighting forces the world had ever seen: Red teams, heavily armed Huey helicopters and the deadly AH-1 Cobras. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - united states, huey helicopter, ah-1 cobra