Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal

by Howard Zinn

Overview

Of the many books that challenged the Vietnam War, Howard Zinn’s stands out as one of the best—and most influential. It helped sparked national debate on the war. It includes a powerful speech written by Zinn that President Johnson should have given to lay out the case for ending the war. Includes a new introduction by the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608463053
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	09/24/2012
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States, “a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories.”

Table of Contents

1 A Matter of Perspective 1

2 The View from Afar: Japan 9

3 A View from Within: The Negro 19

4 The View from History: What Nation Can Be Trusted? 28

5 The United States and Saigon: Reform or Revolution? 37

6 Violence: The Moral Equation 51

7 A Double Deception: The Problem of Aggression 67

8 Munich, Dominos, and Containment 83

9 Withdrawal 105

10 A Speech for LBJ 120

Index 126