Our Vietnam: The War 1954–1975Simon and Schuster, 15 de nov. 2000 - 768 pàgines Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius J. Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal for Nonfiction, and the PEN Center West Award for Best Research Nonfiction Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, historian and journalist A. J. Langguth delivers an authoritative account of the war based on official documents not available earlier and on new reporting from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives. In Our Vietnam, Langguth takes us inside the waffling and deceitful White Houses of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; documents the ineptness and corruption of our South Vietnamese allies; and recounts the bravery of soldiers on both sides of the war. With its broad sweep and keen insights, Our Vietnam brings together the kaleidoscopic events and personalities of the war into one engrossing and unforgettable narrative. |
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... army. He served as an adviser to the Vietcong in the Central Highlands, where he remained for ten years. In 1965, Hiep took part in the attacks on Pleiku on February 7 and the Qui Nhon barracks three days later. Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) ...
... army. He served as an adviser to the Vietcong in the Central Highlands, where he remained for ten years. In 1965, Hiep took part in the attacks on Pleiku on February 7 and the Qui Nhon barracks three days later. Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) ...
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... army. As chairman of the Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN), he coordinated the assault on Saigon during the ... Army of Vietnam, was the commanding general who led the PAVN to victory in April 1975. Vo Nguyen Giap, born in 1911 ...
... army. As chairman of the Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN), he coordinated the assault on Saigon during the ... Army of Vietnam, was the commanding general who led the PAVN to victory in April 1975. Vo Nguyen Giap, born in 1911 ...
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... army from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1978. Norodom Sihanouk, former prince of Cambodia, abdicated the throne in 1954 to form a popular political party. After his overthrow in 1970, Sihanouk went into exile in Beijing and ...
... army from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1978. Norodom Sihanouk, former prince of Cambodia, abdicated the throne in 1954 to form a popular political party. After his overthrow in 1970, Sihanouk went into exile in Beijing and ...
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... Army chief of staff. The following year, General Johnson was among those who recommended sending American combat troops to South Vietnam. General Westmoreland replaced him as Army chief in 1968. Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) succeeded ...
... Army chief of staff. The following year, General Johnson was among those who recommended sending American combat troops to South Vietnam. General Westmoreland replaced him as Army chief in 1968. Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) succeeded ...
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... army general brought back from retirement by John Kennedy, chaired the Joint Chiefs of Staff before Johnson appointed him as ambassador to South Vietnam in 1964. The following year, he lost a debate with General Westmoreland over the ...
... army general brought back from retirement by John Kennedy, chaired the Joint Chiefs of Staff before Johnson appointed him as ambassador to South Vietnam in 1964. The following year, he lost a debate with General Westmoreland over the ...
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Pàgina 48 - In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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