Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.UMA Olso / College 2d - Geschichte	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Revised and updated to include an examination of Vietnam through the point of view of the soldiers themselves, and brings the story up to the present day through a look at how the war has been memorialized A final chapter examines Vietnam through the lens of Oliver Stone's films and opens up a discussion of the War in popular culture Written with brevity and clarity, this concise narrative history of the Vietnam conflict is an ideal student text A chronology, glossary, and a bibliography all serve as helpful reference points for students An important contribution not only to the study of the Vietnam War but to an understanding of the larger workings of American foreign policy. (The British Library)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eternal war : the Vietnamese heritage

The first Indochina War, 1945-1954

The making of a quagmire, 1954-1960

The new frontier in Vietnam, 1961-1963

Planning a tragedy, 1963-1965

Into the abyss, 1965-1966

The mirage of progress, 1966-1967

Tet and the year of the monkey, 1968

The beginning of the end, 1969-1970

The fall of South Vietnam, 1970-1975

Distorted images, missed opportunities, 1975-1995

Oliver Stone's Vietnam/