Traces the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and examines the major battles and campaigns
Gives an accurate and objective analysis of the hostilities at home and abroad. This edition provides fuller discussions of domestic opposition to the war and the relationship between the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong. It also includes information from the Johnson Library and other released archives.
Fresh revelations drawn from secret documents and interviews with the participants clarify the ordeal of the Vietnam War Published as a companion volume to Vietnam, a television history. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1983.
This study of American involvement in Vietnam analyzes the ultimate failure of the war and examines its impact on US foreign policy. It seeks to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective and to offer answers to several important questions.
The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders
Clodfelter analyzes the strategic bombing campaigns of the Vietnam era and reveals the serious pitfalls in the reliance on air power as a primary instrument in a limited war
The History of the United States of America from 1865 to 1877 Vol.1 : Since 1865 Vol.2 : To 1877