The War for South Viet Nam, 1954-1975

by Anthony James Joes

Book Overview

Like the widely praised original, this new edition is compact, clearly written, and accessible to the nonspecialist. First, the book chronicles and analyzes the twenty-year struggle to maintain South Vietnamese independence. Joes tells the story with a sympathetic focus on South Viet Nam and is highly critical of U.S. military strategy and tactics in fighting this war. He claims that the fall of South Viet Nam was not inevitable, that an abrupt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275968073
• ISBN13: 9780275968076
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"