David F. Schmitz

Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War

The End of the American Century

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Produktbeschreibung

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 movement. However, by 1971 the president was forced to significantly de-escalate the American presence and seek a negotiated end to the war. Aided by recently declassified documents, Schmitz provides a comprehensive analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy during the first years of his administration, clearly demonstrating that Nixon pursued military victory and providing a new periodization for our understanding of the Vietnam War.

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Produktdetails

• Vietnam: America in the War Years
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781442227095
• ISBN-10: 1442227095
• Artikelnr.: 40200017

Autorenporträt

By David F. Schmitz

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Necessity of the War in
Vietnam 2 The Middle Road to the White House 3 Nixon Takes Over 4 Expansion
and Crisis 5 The End of the American Century 6 Denouement Conclusions
Bibliographic Essay Index About the Author