America's war in Vietnam : a short narrative history / by Addington, Larry H.

Table of Contents: “…Geography of Vietnam and its history to World War Two -- The career of Ho Chi Minh to 1939 -- World War Two and America's collaboration with Ho -- America and the Indochina War, 1946-1954 -- Eisenhower and the road to America's war in Vietnam, 1954-1960 --Kennedy's war; counter-insurgency and the fall of Diem, 1961-1963 -- Johnson's war, I; to the brink, 1964 -- Johnson's war, II; the year of the plunge, 1965 -- Johnson's war III; moving toward defeat, 1966-1967 -- Johnson's war, IV; the turning year, 1968 -- Nixon's war, I; the strategy of withdrawal, 1969-1970 -- Nixon's war, II; the final round, 1971-1972 -- The Paris Peace accords and the fall of Indochina, 1973-1975 -- Aftermath and summing up.…”
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