Research Catalog

Title

America's longest war : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 / George C. Herring.

Author

Herring, George C., 1936-2022

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, 1996.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.

Series Statement

America in crisis.

Uniform Title

America in crisis.

Subject

• Geschichte 1950-1975
• Since 1945
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States
• Diplomatic relations
• Außenpolitik
• Geschichte
• Vietnamkrieg
• Vietnam-oorlog
• Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975) > États-Unis
• Vietnam > History > 1945-1975
• United States > History > 1945-
• United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam
• Vietnam > Foreign relations > United States
• Viêt-nam > Histoire > 1945-1975
• États-Unis > Histoire > 1945-
• États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Viêt-nam
• United States
• Vietnam
• USA
• États-Unis > Histoire > 1945- ..
• États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Viet-Nam
• Vietnam > Relations extérieures > États-Unis
• Vietnam > 1945-1975
• États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Viet-Nam > 1945- ..
• History, 1961-1975

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. A Dead-End Alley: The United States, France, and the First Indochina War, 1950-1954 -- 2. Our Offspring: Nation Building in South Vietnam, 1954-1961 -- 3. Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961-1963 -- 4. Enough, but Not Too Much: Johnson's Decisions for War, 1963-1965 -- 5. On the Tiger's Back: The United States at War, 1965-1967 -- 6. A Very Near Thing: The Tet Offensive and After, 1968 -- 7. A War for Peace: Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969-1973 -- 8. The "Postwar War" and the Legacy of Vietnam.

ISBN

• 0070283931
• 9780070283930

LCCN

95016062

OCLC

• 32347739
• SCSB-12890089

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library