Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam 1945 2010 6th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1444350501
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1444350500
• Author: Olson (Author)

This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants’ actions.

Table contents:

1 Eternal War: The Vietnamese Heritage 1

2 The First Indochina War, 1945–1954 18

3 The Making of a Quagmire, 1954–1960 43

4 The New Frontier in Vietnam, 1961–1963 67

5 Planning a Tragedy, 1963–1965 93

6 Into the Abyss, 1965–1966 117

7 The Mirage of Progress, 1966–1967 138

8 Tet and the Year of the Monkey, 1968 163

9 The Beginning of the End, 1969–1970 190

10 The Fall of South Vietnam, 1970–1975 215

11 Distorted Images, Missed Opportunities, 1975–1995 237

12 Oliver Stone’s Vietnam 257

Selected Bibliography 280

A Vietnam War Chronology 283

Glossary and Guide to Acronyms 292

Index 295

Maps

Map 1 Indochina, 1995 xii

Map 2 Vietnam, 1945 to 1975 66

Map 3 Major battles of the Tet offensive, January 1968 169