Presenting new perspectives on the Vietnam War, its global repercussions, and its role in modern history, this volume reveals America's War as an international event that reverberated worldwide. The essays address political, military, and diplomatic issues and the cultural and intellectual consequences of Vietnam. They compare the Vietnam War to other major conflicts in world history. America's War is depicted as a global event whose origins and characteristics deserve an interdisciplinary treatment.
Language
English
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
July 21, 2003
ISBN
0521810485
ISBN 13
9780521810487
America, the Vietnam War, and the World: Comparative and International Perspectives
Presenting new perspectives on the Vietnam War, its global repercussions, and its role in modern history, this volume reveals America's War as an international event that reverberated worldwide. The essays address political, military, and diplomatic issues and the cultural and intellectual consequences of Vietnam. They compare the Vietnam War to other major conflicts in world history. America's War is depicted as a global event whose origins and characteristics deserve an interdisciplinary treatment.