Universe Unraveling

by Seth Jacobs

Book Overview

During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front in the Cold War. Yet American policymakers ultimately chose to resist communism in neighboring South Vietnam instead. Two generations of historians have explained this decision by citing logistical considerations. Laos's landlocked, mountainous terrain, they hold, made the kingdom an unpropitious place to fight, while South Vietnam--possessing a long...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801445477
• ISBN13: 9780801445477
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher