The book is highly recommended not only for historians and students but for anyone who wants to understand the vietnam war and its aftermath. Americas defeat was the result of bad strategy and bad deci. Capitalism, yet the conduct of the vietnam war was complex and strategic, and brought repercussions which had never been seen before. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. As such, the book unquestionably deserves the careful attention of. The philippines was claiming sabah in east malaysia. Morse believes that if nuclear weapons had been used, more than the war would have been lost by the americans. Vietnam war remains a dominant moral political and military touchstone in american cultural consciousness vietnam war stories.
Explaining americas lost war wiley blackwell, 2008. Hess find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. America officially lost the vietnam war 40 years ago this. A history is an extraordinary study of exceptional scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library vietnam war collections and supplemental studies lists. The vietnam war had great political impact and led to deep division within australian society. Features ten multiplechoice questions and one dbq essay. Explaining americas lost war is an awardwinning historiography of one of the 20th centurys seminal conflicts. Vietnams american war by pierre asselin cambridge core. By the end of the war in vietnam, the north had lost more than 2 million dead and was too weakened to pose a threat to any but its neighbors laos and cambodia. I cant think of any event that had a worst set of series and set of consequences than the vietnam war. Americas action enabled noncommunist southeast asia to put their own houses in order. A time daily primer on americas involvement in southeast asia. In a longawaited alternative to the lengthy and overly expensive texts on the vietnam war, charles neu presents americas lost war, a balanced, lively narrative account of that tragic conflict, one that sweeps across the whole timespan of the war and explores american. For all of the selfsatisfied voyeurism surrounding the vietnam war, its hard to find a concrete idea about why the u.
As these scholars show, the united states was not destined to lose in vietnam. Charles neus book joins an already long list of surveys of the vietnam war. It was divisive at the time, both domestically and internationally, and debates continue to the present day. Westmoreland vii introduction no conflict in recent history has divided america as much as the war in vietnam. Explaining americas lost war is the finest effort by any scholar to date to take stock of the voluminous historiography of the war, expose the central points of contention, and weigh the persuasiveness of competing claims in light of available evidence. The vva veteran this book, better than any book i know, shows the multiple sides of the vietnam war. Before the start of the war in vietnam, the thought of the united states losing this war was unheard of because america was technologically superior, no country in south east asia could contend with them. The year 2015 marks the 50 th anniversary of the americanization of the vietnam war, a subject that has sparked intense and enduring debate. It is estimated to have suffered 1,394,000 casualties killed and wounded during the vietnam war.
Estimates of casualties of the vietnam war vary widely. How america lost vietnam after winning the war against a. Circulate throughout the class to support students and correct any individual misunderstandings. The involvement of the united states in the vietnam war has been the most polarizing issue within post war american history. That was why they could persevere the prolonged attacks of a very powerful enemy. Explaining americas lost war is an awardwinning historiography of one of the 20 th centurys seminal conflicts. Set for six, the empty chairs represent americans who were or are missing from each of the services army, marine corps, navy, air force, and coast guard and civilians, all with us in spirit. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. Game of thrones lego divergent throne of glass star wars.
Standards of living were low and economic growth slow. Estimates include both civilian and military deaths in north and south vietnam, laos, and cambodia the war persisted from 1955 to 1975 and most of the fighting took place in south vietnam. Finally, we will attempt to answer why the vietnam war has haunted america for over four decades, and how this war has affected certain foreign policy decision during this time. Now available in a completely revised and updated second edition, vietnam. Gary hesss new book is a survey of the scholarship on the vietnam war. It left americas foreign policy at least temporarily in disarray, discrediting the postwar policy of containment and undermin. The seminole wars in the 1830s in florida come to mind. Why the us lost the vietnam war common dreams views.
Hess describes and evaluates the main arguments of scholars, participants, and journalists, both revisionist and orthodox in their approach, as they try to answer fundamental questions of the vietnam war. Explaining america s lost war is the finest effort by any scholar to date to take stock of the voluminous historiography of the war, expose the central points of contention, and weigh the persuasiveness of competing claims in light of available evidence. Now available in a revised and updated second edition, vietnam. Hess, 9781405125277, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hess describes and evaluates the main arguments of scholars, participants, and. In march of 1945, and just five months before surrendering to the allies, japan did something with profound. Missing man table and honors ceremony national league of.
Journal of americas military past an excellent selection of primary sources. Missing man table and honors ceremony as you entered the room, you may have noticed a special table. Hess finds that the historiography of the vietnam war departs from the traditional model of historical appreciation of the united states wars. The involvement of the united states in the vietnam war has been the most polarizing issue within postwar american history. How america lost vietnam after winning the war against a communist foe. In college and high school classrooms across the united states. Vietnam on television protest movements in the usa, 19681973. Explaining americas lost war, journal of cold war studies on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. American history, university of cambridge, clare college, cambridge. The guerrillas merged with the people and the jungle. Explaining americas lost war is an awardwinning historiography of this seminal conflict of the 20 th century.
Y listas identifcate cuenta y listas devoluciones y pedidos download vietnam war stories innocence lost free in pdf and epub format vietnam war stories innocence lost also available in docx and mobi read vietnam war. America lost the vietnam war for a very simple reason. In a longawaited alternative to the lengthy and overly expensive texts on the vietnam war, charles neu presents americas lost war, a balanced, lively narrative account of that tragic conflict, one that sweeps across the whole timespan of the war and. Request pdf on jan 1, 2010, martin grossheim and others published vietnam.
The absence of a clear explanation is not an accident. The vietnam war was a conflict, which the united states involved itself in unnecessarily and ultimately lost. Vietnam was actually winning the war in 1961, but the united states failed to appreciate its success and build on it, thus snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for the revisionists the first of a number of such american lost victories in vietnam. Instead, say the revisionists, the united states chose to interfere in.
Rather than a full accounting of the war and americas mistakes and crimes in it, the focus was on recovering american pride, to be accomplished in part by righting an alleged betrayal of americas vietnam veterans. Hess describes and evaluates the main arguments of schol. Questions remain regarding the johnson administrations policy of gradual response, the effectiveness of the search and destroy strateg y, and the americanization of the war. Moise is a professor at clemson university and the author of the. Jul 21, 2014 vietnam war quiz free to print pdf file. By 1975 when the vietnam war ended they were in better shape to stand up to the communists. The australian people were forced to take the issues about the cold war, vietnam and the arms race seriously because of australias military. This was disputed by americas most decorated officer of that war, col. Rethinking the vietnam war by john dumbrell springerlink. Let me start with giving you what is the single best bibliography on the war. The people of vietnam and the countrys leadership were so full of revolutionary fervor that they were mentally unbeatable. Explaining americas lost war contesting the past and millions of other books are. In the vietnam war, the us was unable to understand what a revolutionary war was and that was the reason why us strategies failed painfully in gaining victory vickers, 1993, p. Clearly examines the historiography of the vietnam war questions whether the vietnam war was lost due to poor strategy and leadership, or was.
Looks at many facets of vietnam war, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event. Looks at many facets of vietnam war, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event addresses key. American soldiers were inexperienced and unable to cope with a warfare so different to what they were used to. As far as it was ever clearly articulated, to maintain the republic of south vietnam in existence against the incursions political, insurgent and military from the north. Clearly examines the historiography of the vietnam war questions whether the vietnam war was lost due to poor strategy and leadership, or was inherently doomed to failure. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf.
Americas different viewpoints on the war through the particular strip. Vietnam war was by far the most convulsive and traumatic of americas three wars in asia in the 50 years since pearl harbor. Offering a unique and impressively informed and informative perspective, vietnams american war. America officially lost the vietnam war 40 years ago this week how the endgames in iraq and afghanistan compare to the fall of saigon. Jon mixon, who has studied military actions during war times, feels that the vietnamese war was lost by the americans because south vietnam was. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. Militarily, we lost the war of 1812, but, due to war weariness caused by napoleon, the british graciously gave us a peace and restored things as they were antebellum. Vietname war vietnam war the vietnam war was starting in 1965 and ending in 1975. The united states intervention in vietnam is seen by the world as americas greatest loss and longest war.
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