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The Columbia history of the Vietnam War The Columbia history of the Vietnam War David L. Anderson Rooted in recent scholarship, The Columbia History of the Vietnam War offers profound new perspectives on the political, historical, military, and social issues that defined the war and its effect on… OL15616888W
The secret war against Hanoi The secret war against Hanoi Richard H. Shultz "Based on thousands of pages of recently declassified top-secret SOG [Special Operations Group] documents, as well as interviews with sixty officers who ran SOG's covert programs and the senior offic… OL15828151W
America in Vietnam America in Vietnam Thomas McCormick,Lloyd Gardner,W. Lafeber,William Appleman Williams A collection of essays and documents discussing the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam. OL18458513W
The utility of proximity-based herbicide exposure assessment in epidemiologic studies of Vietnam ve… The utility of proximity-based herbicide exposure assessment in epidemiologic studies of Vietnam ve… Institute of Medicine Staff In past studies evaluating whether health problems experienced by Vietnam veterans might be linked to wartime use of Agent Orange or other herbicides, a fundamental challenge has been a lack of infor… OL18740136W
Operation chaos Operation chaos Matthew Sweet "Stockholm, 1968. A thousand American deserters and draft-resisters are arriving to escape the war in Vietnam. They're young, they're radical, and they want to start a revolution. Some of them even w… OL19732438W
Bring the war home Bring the war home Kathleen Belew The white power movement in America wants a revolution. It has declared all-out war against the federal government and its agents, and has carried out--with military precision--an escalating campaign… OL19734713W
Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War James Wright xvi, 445 pages : 24 cm OL19915558W
American reckoning American reckoning Christian G. Appy How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relat… OL19994905W
Vietnam chronicles Vietnam chronicles Lewis Sorley "During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis So… OL20015841W
Backfire Backfire Loren Baritz Discusses what led us into Vietnam, how it has changed our culture today and how it may change our culture in the future. This is the only book to examine the myths of the American culture that led … OL2754114W
America's Longest War America's Longest War George C. Herring The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex … OL2916071W
The war managers The war managers Douglas Kinnard Tells the story of the Second Indochinese War from the perspectives of the United States Army General Officers who commanded there. This is not a history, nor is it a personal memoir; it is an attemp… OL4093044W
Vietnam and the American Political Tradition Vietnam and the American Political Tradition Randall B. Woods This volume is intended to demonstrate how opposition to the war in Vietnam, the military-industrial complex, and the national security state crystallized in a variety of different and often divergen… OL8305128W
Legacy of Discord Legacy of Discord Gil Dorland "More than a quarter century has now passed since the fall of Saigon. We still seek answers. Those who were responsible for planning the Vietnam War, those who fought in it, those who fought against … OL8923724W
Vietnam Vietnam Joe Allen "As the United States now faces a major defeat in its occupation of Iraq, the history of the war in Vietnam has taken on renewed importance. In this timely study, Joe Allen examines the lessons of th… OL8934658W
Vietnam Marines Vietnam Marines Charles D. Melson,Paul Hannon The US Marine Corps were the first US combat troops ashore in the Vietnam War, and for eight years they were involved in the bloodiest and hardest fought engagements of the whole conflict. This histo… OL9012306W