Why the North Won the Vietnam War
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Why the North Won the Vietnam War

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Why the North Won the Vietnam War

About this book

In this new collection of essays on the Vietnam War, eminent scholars of the Second Indo-china conflict consider several key factors that led to the defeat of the United States and its allies. The book adopts a candid and critical look at the United State's stance and policies in Vietnam, and refuses to condemn, excuse, or apologize for America's actions in the conflict. Rather, the contributors think widely and creatively about the varied reasons that may have accounted for the United State's failure to defeat the North Vietnamese Army, such as the role played by economics in America's defeat. Other fresh perspectives on the topic include American intelligence failure in Vietnam, the international dimensions of America's defeat in Vietnam, and the foreign policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. None of the essays have been previously published, and all have been specifically commissioned for the book by its editor, Marc Jason Gilbert.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2002
Print ISBN
9780312295264
eBook ISBN
9780230108240
Topic
History
Subtopic
Economic History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. One: Victory by Other Means: The Foreign Policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  12. Two: Fighting without Allies: The International Dimensions of America's Defeat in Vietnam
  13. Three: Why the South Won the American War in Vietnam
  14. Four: How America's Own Military Performance in Vietnam Aided and Abetted the "North's" Victory
  15. Five: Impatience, Illusion, and Asymmetry: Intelligence in Vietnam
  16. Six: The Cost of Losing the "Other War" in Vietnam
  17. Seven: The Role of Economic Culture in Victory and Defeat in Vietnam
  18. Eight: "Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh Is Gonna Win!"
  19. Nine: Hall of Mirrors
  20. About the Authors
  21. Index