The Vietnam War, 9781472851123
Paperback
America’s divisive war: A moral mission turned brutal, forever changed.

The Vietnam War

1956–75

$39.34

  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    28 March 2022

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Summary

Vietnam: A Nation Forged in War

In this fully illustrated introduction, leading Vietnam War historian Dr Andrew Wiest provides a concise overview of America’s most divisive war.

America entered the Vietnam War certain of its Cold War doctrines and convinced of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. However, the war was not at all what the United States expected. Dr Andrew Wiest examines how, outnumbered and outgunned, the North Vi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472851123
ISBN-10:1472851129
Series:Essential Histories
Author:Andrew Wiest
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:28 March 2022
Weight:320g
Dimensions:208mm x 148mm x 10mm
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Critics Review

An excellent read

An excellent read – John Ham * Gun Mart & Militaria Mart magazine *

About The Author

Andrew Wiest

Dr Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Professor of History and founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. Specializing in the study of World War I and Vietnam, his titles include Vietnam’s Forgotten Army, which won the Society for Military History’s Distinguished Book Award, and The Boys of ‘67, the basis for the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Channel Documentary Brothers in War. He is based in Hattiesburg, MS.

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