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Book, Routledge, The genocide studies reader, 2009
This thorough overview of all aspects of the field of genocide studies brings together for the first time classic and contemporary writings from some of the most noted scholars writing on genocide in the fields of genocide studies, political science, history, and sociology. The Reader covers key aspects of a host of complex and thorny issues, such as the definition of genocide, theories of genocide, prevention and intervention, and its denial. This collection of writings is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this most atrocious form of political violence that has plagued human history.Index, bib, p.552.non-fictionThis thorough overview of all aspects of the field of genocide studies brings together for the first time classic and contemporary writings from some of the most noted scholars writing on genocide in the fields of genocide studies, political science, history, and sociology. The Reader covers key aspects of a host of complex and thorny issues, such as the definition of genocide, theories of genocide, prevention and intervention, and its denial. This collection of writings is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this most atrocious form of political violence that has plagued human history.genocide - history, genocide - case studies -
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Book, Oxford University Press, Strategy in the contemporary world : an introduction to strategic studies, 2010
The most comprehensive analysis of strategic studies available, Strategy in the Contemporary World, Third Edition, reflects upon recent events and assesses the role of military power in the contemporary world. Taking a functional approach and looking at issues from both times of war and of peace, editors John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Colin S. Gray analyze the conflicts themselves--as well as what can be learned from them. This new edition covers topics such as intelligence and strategy, strategic studies and its critics, as well as strategy in practice, providing a comprehensive and insightful collection of contributions from a team of leading experts in the field.Index, bib, p.442.The most comprehensive analysis of strategic studies available, Strategy in the Contemporary World, Third Edition, reflects upon recent events and assesses the role of military power in the contemporary world. Taking a functional approach and looking at issues from both times of war and of peace, editors John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Colin S. Gray analyze the conflicts themselves--as well as what can be learned from them. This new edition covers topics such as intelligence and strategy, strategic studies and its critics, as well as strategy in practice, providing a comprehensive and insightful collection of contributions from a team of leading experts in the field.strategy, world politics - 20th century -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pemberton, Gregory ed, Vietnam Remembered. (Copy 2)
Vietnam Remembered: This book makes the first real assessment of what the Vietnam War meant, on the battlefields and in Australia.Vietnam Remembered: This book makes the first real assessment of what the Vietnam War meant, on the battlefields and in Australia.australia - politics and government - 1965, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Vietnam Remembered. (Copy 3)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, australia - politics and government - 1965 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Vietnam Remembered. (Copy 4)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, australia - politics and government - 1965 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Fry, Joseph A, Debating Vietnam: Fulbright, Stennis And Their Senate Hearings, 2006
A fascinating comparison of two very different congressional heavyweights. Anyone attempting to come to grips with the complex relationship between American politics and the Vietnam War must read this book.A fascinating comparison of two very different congressional heavyweights. Anyone attempting to come to grips with the complex relationship between American politics and the Vietnam War must read this book.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, united states - politics and government - 1963-1969 -
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Book, Cao Ky, Nguyen with Wolf, Marvin J, Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam, 2002
A remarkable, fascinating read. An unbelievably candid yet credible account of the tortured U.S. / Vietnam relationship and the incompetence and corruption of many of the senior Vietnamese leaders.A remarkable, fascinating read. An unbelievably candid yet credible account of the tortured U.S. / Vietnam relationship and the incompetence and corruption of many of the senior Vietnamese leaders.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnam (republic) - politics and government. -
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Book, Lawrence, Mark Atwood, Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam, 2005
Rigorously researched and carefully argued...Utilizing British, French, and American diplomatic, military and political records between the final years of the Second World War and 1950Rigorously researched and carefully argued...Utilizing British, French, and American diplomatic, military and political records between the final years of the Second World War and 1950indochina - history - 1945, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, cold war -
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Book, Page, Tim, The Mindful Moment, 2001
Travelers are among the most privileged people. Transcending frontiers religious, physical and political constitutes the ultimate learning curve. at best, we gain enlightenment; most get by without ever having more that a few mindful moments.Travelers are among the most privileged people. Transcending frontiers religious, physical and political constitutes the ultimate learning curve. at best, we gain enlightenment; most get by without ever having more that a few mindful moments.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, vietnam war (1961-1975), indochina -- history -- 1945- -- pictorial works. -
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Book, Jacobs, Seth, Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America's War in Vietnam, 1950-1963, 2006
The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S H=history.The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S H=history.vietnam (republic) - politics and government, ngo, dinh diem, 1901-1963, united states -- foreign relations -- vietnam (republic) -
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Book, Schulzinger, Robert D, A Time for War: the United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975, 1997
Simply put, this book is a masterpiece which explicates as no other work has done the crucial historical event of our generation. Schulzinger has extended his breadth to cover all aspects of the Vietnam war. The military/strategic angle, the experience of soldiers on the ground, the home front and the domestic political fallout. Neither does he slight the North and South Vietnamese sides. He has provided in one volume the complete picture of the war.Simply put, this book is a masterpiece which explicates as no other work has done the crucial historical event of our generation. Schulzinger has extended his breadth to cover all aspects of the Vietnam war. The military/strategic angle, the experience of soldiers on the ground, the home front and the domestic political fallout. Neither does he slight the North and South Vietnamese sides. He has provided in one volume the complete picture of the war.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, indochinese war, 1946-1954, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Jamieson, Neil L, Understanding Vietnam, 1993
Disclosed what the American military and political leadership largely misunderstoon: the nature of Vietnamese society, the confrontation with colonialism and Western values, the resistance of the intellectuals, and the culture of the people.Disclosed what the American military and political leadership largely misunderstoon: the nature of Vietnamese society, the confrontation with colonialism and Western values, the resistance of the intellectuals, and the culture of the people.vietnam - history -1858-1945., vietnam- history - 20th century. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Hall, Mitchell K, The Vietnam War (2nd ed.), 2007
Mitchell Hall explores all the key elements of the conflict.Mitchell Hall explores all the key elements of the conflict.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states, united states -- politics and government -- 1945-1989 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War (Copy 2), 2012
...am well written and researched history offered.. As an object lesson in how to win and lose wars, especially from a point of view of a small ally in a big war. This book is a superb vehicle for learning the lessons, This history of Australia's involvement in Vietnam should have been studdied ten years ago, when we had a real chance to win in Afghanistan....am well written and researched history offered.. As an object lesson in how to win and lose wars, especially from a point of view of a small ally in a big war. This book is a superb vehicle for learning the lessons, This history of Australia's involvement in Vietnam should have been studdied ten years ago, when we had a real chance to win in Afghanistan.military participation -- australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- political aspects -- australia -
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Book, Ham, Paul, Vietnam: The Australian War (Copy 3)
Dedicated to the Australian servicemen and women - and their families - who fought this politicians' warDedicated to the Australian servicemen and women - and their families - who fought this politicians' warvietnam war, 1961-1975 - political aspects - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Gilmore, Donald L. with Giangreco, D.M, Eyewitness Vietnam: Firsthand Accounts from Operation Rolling Thunder to the Fall of Saigon (Copy 2)
Eyewitness Vietnam has a real 'you are there' feel to it. Maps and nearly 400 photographs - some previously unpublished - supplement the text and help place readers ritht in the middle of the action. A bonus CD with the actual recorded words of severl eyewitnesses adds to the feeling of authenticity.There is a Film, DVD inside the jacket cover titled, Eyewitness Vietnam.Eyewitness Vietnam has a real 'you are there' feel to it. Maps and nearly 400 photographs - some previously unpublished - supplement the text and help place readers ritht in the middle of the action. A bonus CD with the actual recorded words of severl eyewitnesses adds to the feeling of authenticity.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975, operation rolling thunder, fall of saigon -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, McNeill, Ian, The Team: Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962 - 1972 (Copy 3)
Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, saigon, aattv -
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Book, Milne, David, America's Rasputin: Walt Rostow and the Vietnam War, 2008
A book that vividly illuminates the dangers of ideology in foreign policy, America's Rasputin could not be more timely.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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Goldstein, Gordon M, Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the path to war in Vietnam, 2008
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.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 -
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Book, Warren, James A, GIAP: the General who defeated America in Vietnam (Copy 1), 2013
Over the thirty years of his career as commander in chief (of Communist forces in Vietnam). Giap not only frustrated the designs of two nations far stronger that his own both militarily and technologically, but also continually built up the strength and capabilities of his own military forces, seamlessly integrating them into a resilient political infrastructure that he himself had no small hand in creating.Over the thirty years of his career as commander in chief (of Communist forces in Vietnam). Giap not only frustrated the designs of two nations far stronger that his own both militarily and technologically, but also continually built up the strength and capabilities of his own military forces, seamlessly integrating them into a resilient political infrastructure that he himself had no small hand in creating.generals -- vietnam -- biography, vietnam (democratic republic). qua^n do ^i -- biography -
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Book, Nguyen, Cao Ky, How We Lost The Vietnam War (Copy 1), 2002
A former Air Force pilot and general, Nguyen Cao Ky, born in 1930 was prime minister of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and vice president from 1967 to 1971. He elped write the constitution of Vietnam and helped oversee the first free elections in that country. Upon the fall of Saigon, Ky and family fled to the United States.The author is a former Prime Minister of South Vietnam.A former Air Force pilot and general, Nguyen Cao Ky, born in 1930 was prime minister of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and vice president from 1967 to 1971. He elped write the constitution of Vietnam and helped oversee the first free elections in that country. Upon the fall of Saigon, Ky and family fled to the United States.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states, prime ministers -- vietnam -- biography, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975, nguyen cao ky, fall of saigon, republic of vietnam -
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Book, Eden, Anthony, Toward Peace in Indochina
The best hope of one day renewing conversations with the greatest power in the Far East lies in reviving the spirit of the Geneva Agreements. On condition, however, that china renounces making her power, her grudges, her desires and her revolutionary faith the sole laws for Asia today.The best hope of one day renewing conversations with the greatest power in the Far East lies in reviving the spirit of the Geneva Agreements. On condition, however, that china renounces making her power, her grudges, her desires and her revolutionary faith the sole laws for Asia today.indochina - politics and government, vietnam, geneva conference 1954 -
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Book, Nguyen, Cao Ky, Twenty Years and Twenty Days
A Question of Honor: I'm sorry, the answer is "No"A Question of Honor: I'm sorry, the answer is "No"vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government - 1945 - 1975, cia, 1961-1975 - cia, president nixon, president johnson -
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Book, Creyke, Robin & Sutherland, Peter, Veterans' Entitlements Law
For over eighty-five years, and from both sides of politics, the Commonwealth Government has provided support for servicemen and women. Whether it be soldier settlers' block, further education, specially fitted cars for limbless, habitation programs or financial support, Australians have been prepared in practical ways to help and compensate the men and women who have served their country in the armed forces especially in times of war.For over eighty-five years, and from both sides of politics, the Commonwealth Government has provided support for servicemen and women. Whether it be soldier settlers' block, further education, specially fitted cars for limbless, habitation programs or financial support, Australians have been prepared in practical ways to help and compensate the men and women who have served their country in the armed forces especially in times of war.veterans - legal status, laws etc - australia, military pensions - australia -
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Book, Klintworth, Gary ed, Vietnam's Withdrawal From Cambodia: Regional Issues and Realignments
Vietnamese armed forces invaded Cambodia in December 1978. a decade of Vietnamese occupation had important political and security consequences for Cambodians, for Vietnam, for the ASEAN states, for China and the superpowers and, indirectly, for Australia.Vietnamese armed forces invaded Cambodia in December 1978. a decade of Vietnamese occupation had important political and security consequences for Cambodians, for Vietnam, for the ASEAN states, for China and the superpowers and, indirectly, for Australia.cambodian-vietnamese conflict, 1977, vietnam - foreign relations -
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Book, Burchett, Wilfred, Vietnam North
Gives a new view of why the war of national liberation has been working and American special warfare has not.Gives a new view of why the war of national liberation has been working and American special warfare has not.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - politics and government -
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Book, Fall, Bernard, Vietnam Witness 1953-66
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.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 -
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Book, Infantry Magazine staff, eds, A Distant Challenge: The US Infantryman in Vietnam 1967-1972. (Copy 3)
Historically, there are few exceptions to the rule that wars on foreign lands are fought for the purpose of acquiring those lands as part of a political or economic empire. Vietnam was one such exception.Historically, there are few exceptions to the rule that wars on foreign lands are fought for the purpose of acquiring those lands as part of a political or economic empire. Vietnam was one such exception.united states. army. infantry, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns, us infantryman -
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Book, Weiner, Tim, Legacy of Ashes: The history of the CIA, 2007
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.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 -
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Book, McMillan-Kay, Robert, Vietnam: A Technical Tour with the 1st Topographic Survey Troop (Copy 1)
The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.australia. army. topographical survey troop, 1st, military topography - vietnam, nui dat