Vietnam and America: A Documented History - Softcover

Gettleman, Marvin E. Et Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802130976 ISBN 13: 9780802130976

Publisher: Grove Press, 1985

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Book by Gettleman, Marvin E

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From the Back Cover:

No single event since World War II has marked this country's foreign policy and national image as deeply as did the war in Vietnam. Vietnam and America is a complete history of that war, as documented in essays by leading experts and in original source material. It presents generous selections from the documentary record, dispels distortions, and illuminates in depth both sides of the history of America's encounter with Vietnam.

From Library Journal:

The editors of this important anthology participated in the ``teach-in'' movement of 1965, which mobilized the academic community against U.S. policy in Vietnam. Patterned after Gettleman's bestselling sourcebook of the period, Vietnam: history, documents, and opinions (1956), this work is chiefly designed to let the facts speak for themselves. Essential documents are reprinted, including the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, the 1954 Geneva Conference Declaration, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, together with well-researched notes, introductions, and an abstract preceding each piece. Controversial issues are explored (a whole chapter is devoted to the antiwar movement), but the selections are balanced fairly. Official statements by top political and military leaders on both sides are included. This convenient one-volume compilation of a wide range of largely primary source material is highly recommended for most libraries. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0802130976
• ISBN 13: 9780802130976
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2