America, the Vietnam War, and the World: Comparative and International Perspectives

Book Overview

Presenting new perspectives on the Vietnam War, its global repercussions, and its role in modern history, this volume reveals America's War as an international event that reverberated worldwide. The essays address political, military, and diplomatic issues and the cultural and intellectual consequences of Vietnam. They compare the Vietnam War to other major conflicts in world history. America's War is depicted as a global event whose origins and characteristics deserve an interdisciplinary treatment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052100876X
• ISBN13: 9780521008761
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"