Research Catalog

Title

Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War / editor in chief, Stanley I. Kutler.

Publication

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kutler, Stanley I.

Description

xxxiv, 711 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

This authoritative encyclopedia separates the facts of America's longest war from the polemics that obscured them. It is an invaluable look at the people, places, events, and ideas - both on the battlefield and on the home front - of this confusing and contentious period. Readers will appreciate the even-handed treatment of the war that shaped and continues to shape America at the end of the twentieth century. Its 564 articles, 210 illustrations, and 13 maps provide the essential details about figures great and small - from Lyndon Johnson and Ho Chi Minh to the people in Vietnam's cities and countryside and the soldiers of all sides who fought and died in Southeast Asia. Ten long essays delve into major themes such as the war's effects on the United States and Vietnam, the land and peoples of Vietnam, and the French colonial era.

Series Statement

• U.S. History In Context
• World History In Context

Uniform Title

• U.S. History In Context.
• World History In Context.

Subject

• 1961-1975
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Encyclopedias
• Vietnamkrieg
• Vietnam-oorlog
• USA

Genre/Form

• Reference works.
• Encyclopedias.
• Ouvrages de référence.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

American perspectives -- Antiwar movement -- Art and literature -- Colonialism -- Diplomacy -- Media and the war -- Prelude to U.S. combat intervention -- Strategy and tactics -- Vietnam -- Vietnamese perspectives -- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Paris Peace Accords -- Medal of Honor winners.

ISBN

• 0132769328
• 9780132769327
• 0684805227
• 9780684805221

LCCN

95020940

OCLC

• ocm32970270
• 32970270
• SCSB-2109231

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library