The Vietnam War continues to haunt America's collective memory. With only the Civil War surpassing the Vietnam War in terms of national divisiveness, earlier discord continues as conflicting lessons from the Vietnam War are applied to current U.S. war policy. Bruce O. Solheim provides a broad picture of the Vietnam War era at home and in Southeast Asia by combining historical narrative with biographical profiles and personal reflections, allowing the story to unfold in multiple layers, as seen from all sides of the conflict through the eyes of those who were actually involved. In "The Vietnam…mehr
The Vietnam War continues to haunt America's collective memory. With only the Civil War surpassing the Vietnam War in terms of national divisiveness, earlier discord continues as conflicting lessons from the Vietnam War are applied to current U.S. war policy. Bruce O. Solheim provides a broad picture of the Vietnam War era at home and in Southeast Asia by combining historical narrative with biographical profiles and personal reflections, allowing the story to unfold in multiple layers, as seen from all sides of the conflict through the eyes of those who were actually involved. In "The Vietnam War Era," Solheim explores, and hopes to answer, vital questions about the American war in Vietnam. What lessons have Americans learned from our defeat, and how should we apply that knowledge in implementing current foreign policy? How do we fit the Vietnam War era into our greater historical narrative?
Bruce O. Solheim, a former U.S. Army aviator, is a professor of history and the volunteer veterans coordinator at Citrus College in Glendora, California. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Women in Power: World Leaders since 1960 and The Nordic Nexus: A Lesson in Peaceful Security.
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List of People Profiled Acknowledgments Preface Chronology Introduction: A People's History I. Ancient Adversaries, Adventurers, and Advisors, 1000 BC to 1963 1. Origins of Vietnamese Nationalism 2. French Viet Minh War 3. Enter America Nation Building with Eisenhower Kennedy and Vietnam II. Packs and Rifles, 1964 1967 4. Escalation 5. American Strategies Air War Ground War: Search and Destroy 6. Leadership in North Vietnam III. Fighting for Peace, 1968 1972 7. The War at Home 8. Peace with Honor 9. Exit America IV. Back in the World, 1973 1975 10. Home Front Anti war Protesting The Media, Public Opinion, and the War 11. A Decent Interval Watergate End of the War The Debated Legacy of Vietnam 12. Personal History Paris of the East The Nuclear Family Where is Vietnam? We Gotcha Now I Shall Return TDY Vietnamization on the Half Shell Fighting for Peace The Machine It Ain't Over till It's Over My Brother's Keeper Be All You Can Be The Fool Santayana's Warning An Officer and a Gentleman E Pluribus Unum Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Unacceptable Loss Teaching Bruce's Return The War Comes Home Conclusion: That Faraway Place in All of Us Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Index
List of People Profiled Acknowledgments Preface Chronology Introduction: A People's History I. Ancient Adversaries, Adventurers, and Advisors, 1000 BC to 1963 1. Origins of Vietnamese Nationalism 2. French Viet Minh War 3. Enter America Nation Building with Eisenhower Kennedy and Vietnam II. Packs and Rifles, 1964 1967 4. Escalation 5. American Strategies Air War Ground War: Search and Destroy 6. Leadership in North Vietnam III. Fighting for Peace, 1968 1972 7. The War at Home 8. Peace with Honor 9. Exit America IV. Back in the World, 1973 1975 10. Home Front Anti war Protesting The Media, Public Opinion, and the War 11. A Decent Interval Watergate End of the War The Debated Legacy of Vietnam 12. Personal History Paris of the East The Nuclear Family Where is Vietnam? We Gotcha Now I Shall Return TDY Vietnamization on the Half Shell Fighting for Peace The Machine It Ain't Over till It's Over My Brother's Keeper Be All You Can Be The Fool Santayana's Warning An Officer and a Gentleman E Pluribus Unum Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Unacceptable Loss Teaching Bruce's Return The War Comes Home Conclusion: That Faraway Place in All of Us Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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