Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War: The End of the American Century

by David F. Schmitz

Book Overview

In Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, David F. Shmitz provides students of US history and the Vietnam era with an up-to-date analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy in a brief and accessible book that addresses the main controversies of the Nixon years. Richard Nixon came into office seeking a decisive victory in Vietnam, and expanded the war in hopes of upholding a policy of "containment," protecting America's credibility, and defying the growing antiwar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442227095
• ISBN13: 9781442227095
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"