The Origins of the Vietnam War

by A. Short

Overview

This study examines the origins of the Vietnam War itself, going back to the nature of French colonial rule in the early 20th century. It investigates the original conflict between France, as well as the United States, and the forces of Vietnamese nationalism and communism.

It argues that it was probably a mistake for the United States to internationalize the war in 1954 and it discusses the American commitment to the war, directed as much against China as against North Vietnam and the ideological hostility to communism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582490819
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/1989
Series:	Origins Of Modern Wars
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Anthony Short

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Ho Chi Minh and the French: National Communism? 1920–1946; Chapter 2 Acheson and the Entangling Alliance: 1946–1952; Chapter 3 Dulles at the Brink: 1952–1954; Chapter 4 The Ashes of Geneva: 1954; Chapter 5 Diem and the National Liberation Front: 1954–1960; Chapter 6 Kennedy's Frontier: Wars of National Liberation: 1961–1963; Chapter 7 Johnson's Choice: 1963–1965; concl Conclusion;