Approaching Vietnam: From World War II Through Dienbienphu, 1941-1954 - Hardcover

Lloyd C. Gardner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393025403 ISBN 13: 9780393025408

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1988

Synopsis

On May 8th 1954 the French stronghold of Dienbienphu, in Vietnam, fell to the forces of Ho Chi Minh, ending 80 years of French rule. Dienbienphu is generally viewed as the beginning of the escalating involvement that led America into its longest war. In fact, Dienbienphu was merely the middle of a protracted struggle for Vietnam, a diplomatic struggle that had begun in 1941, as World War II raged. In this book, the author draws on documents never before analyzed, painting a complex picture of diplomatic manoeuvre and colonial ambition.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The first Vietnam War, a war of diplomatic maneuver and decisions made from afar, began in 1941, while the fires of World War II raged. With masterly command of documents never before analyzed in a book. Lloyd C. Gardner paints an absorbing picture of the events of that fateful period.

About the Author:

Lloyd C. Gardner is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0393025403
• ISBN 13: 9780393025408
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440