The American War in Vietnam: Crime Or Commemoration?

Cover -- The American War in Vietnam -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Commemoration Story -- 1. The Noble Cause Principle and the Actual History -- 2. French Colonialism and the Origins of the American War in Vietnam -- 3. The Diem Regime and President John F. Kennedy -- 4. President Johnson and Escalation of the War -- 5. President Nixon, "Vietnamization," and the End of the War -- 6. Some Lessons and Myths of the American War in Vietnam -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Author(s): John Marciano
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2016-08
Pages: 196
Categories: History