To Reason Why: The Debate about the Causes of American Involvement in the Vietnam War

By Jeffrey P. Kimball

Book Overview

This anthology covers major theories about the causes of American involvement in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1975. Directed towards courses on the Vietnam war, military history and the US since 1945, this text presents the arguments advanced by national leaders, policy makers, strategists, historians, social scientists, journalists and activists. Their often conflicting theories represent the major reasons why and how the US became involved, diplomatically and militarily, in the quagmire of Vietnam.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0075571323
• ISBN13: 9780075571322
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"