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This volume convincingly disproves the claim that America's defeat in Vietnam was the result of a failure of will because national leaders, principally Lyndon B. Johnson, forced the troops to 'fight with one hand tied behind their backs.'
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J. William Fulbright was the longest serving and most powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This abridgement of Woods' prize-winning biography of Fulbright presents the full story of his role as one of the leading congressional opponents of the Vietnam War.
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Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. The book provides many new insights into the... Læs mere
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Environmental Histories of the Cold War explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment - ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear... Læs mere
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This book illuminates the crucial role the Vietnam War played in influencing gender roles in America. Heather Stur examines the ways in which ideas... Læs mere
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This volume is intended to demonstrate how opposition to the war in Vietnam, the military-industrial complex, and the national... Læs mere
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This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence. The number of post-independence conflicts in Africa has been considerable, and this book introduces to readers a comprehensive analysis of their causes and character.
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Ho Chi Minh is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, considered as an icon by many Vietnamese. Pierre Brocheux negotiates the many twists and turns of his life... Læs mere
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Triumph Forsaken, first published in 2007, overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. The book provides many new insights into the... Læs mere
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This book is a fascinating study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of the Vietnam War. Heonik Kwon illuminates critical issues of war and collective memory in Vietnam by... Læs mere
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His gallantry earned him a chestful of medals, including the Silver Star, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Army. During the Tet Offensive, Tom was captured by the Vietcong. After he returned to England from Vietnam, Tom made a new life.
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The war against the Crazy. This exhilarating, heartbreaking, searingly honest memoir exposes two harrowing and simultaneous realities: the terror, excitement and camaraderie of combat, and the lonely battle against the enemy within.