Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict - Couverture souple

Lind, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0684870274 ISBN 13 : 9780684870274

Editeur : Free Press, 2002

Synopsis

What went wrong in Vietnam? Michael Lind casts new light on one of the most contentious episodes in American history in this controversial bestseller. In this groundgreaking reinterpretation of America's most disatrous and controversial war, Michael Lind demolishes enduring myths and put the Vietnam War in its proper context -- as part of the global conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. Lind reveals the deep cultural divisions within the United States that made the Cold War consensus so fragile and explains how and why American public support for the war in Indochina declined. Even more stunning is his provacative argument that the United States failed in Vietnam because the military establishment did not adapt to the demands of what before 1968 had been largely a guerrilla war. In an era when the United States often finds itself embroiled in prolonged and difficult conflicts in places like Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, and Iraq, Lind offers a sobering cautionary tale to Ameicans of all political viewpoints.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Michael Lind lives in Washington DC and is the Washington Editor of HARPER'S magazine. He is the author of five previous books, including THE NEXT AMERICAN NATION (0684825031) and UP FROM CONSERVATISM (0684831864). His work has appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST and THE ALTANTIC MONTHLY. He holds a master's degree in international relations from Yale and a law degree from the University of Texas.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Free Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0684870274
• ISBN 13: 9780684870274
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336