The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War by David Anderson
Offers an overview of contested issues and interpretations in Vietnam scholarship. This book provides descriptions and analysis of individuals, events, groups, and military operations. It contains excerpts from historical documents and statistical data.-
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[A]n outstanding ready-reference source.. [Anderson] should be commended for compiling such an informative, balanced, and unbiased reference source for the most contentious war in American history. Booklist Successfully compresses the copiously documented, labyrinthine history of the Vietnamese conflict into a single economical volume... a fascinating survey of the war... expertly crafted... strongly recommended. Choice A well-organized, succinct, and welcome work of synthesis that brings together the main lines of historical controversy in particularly engaging ways... clearly the best short introduction available to the scholarship on the wars in Vietnam and deserves a wide and appreciative audience. -- Mark Bradley International History Review This volume is practical, useful and trustworthy, and will become indispensable for many teachers and scholars, whether they approach the war from a traditional historical, a sociological, a cultural studies, or an interdisciplinary framework. -- Matthew Stewart American Studies International Anderson expertly reviews the considerable accumulated opinion on the Vietnam War... highly recommended. American Reference Books Annual The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War is an outstanding primer to the conflict and the scholarship it has inspired. -- Andrew L. Johns Journal of Conflict Studies
David L. Anderson is professor of history and interim dean of arts and sciences at the University of Indianapolis. He is the author of Facing My Lai: Moving Beyond the Massacre and Trapped by Success: The Eisenhower Administration and Vietnam, 1953-1961.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231114936 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231114931 |
| Title | The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War |
| Author | David Anderson |
| Series | Columbia Guides To American History And Cultures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-21 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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