The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 1, Origins
Edward Miller editor Lien-Hang T Nguyen editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:28th Nov '24
£120.00
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This authoritative volume sheds light on when, how, and why the Vietnam War began.
Volume I explores when, how, and why the Vietnam War began. Essential reading for students and scholars of the Vietnam War, US foreign relations, and Cold War studies.When, how, and why did the Vietnam War begin? Although its end is dated April 30, 1975, there is no agreement as to when it began. The Vietnam War was an enormously complex conflict and while any comprehensive reckoning must include the role of the US, it was not an 'American War'. This volume presents the scholarship that has flourished since the 1990s to situate the war and its origins within longer chronologies and larger interpretative perspectives. The Vietnam War was a war for national liberation and an episode of major importance in the global Cold War. Yet it was also a civil war, and civil warfare was a defining feature from the outset. Understanding the Vietnamese and Indochinese origins of the Vietnam War is a critical first step toward reckoning with the history of this violent, costly, and complex war.
ISBN: 9781107105089
Dimensions: 236mm x 162mm x 30mm
Weight: 930g
512 pages