Rolling thunder in a gentle land : the Vietnam War revisited / editor, Andrew Wiest.
Record details
- ISBN: 184603020X
- ISBN: 9781846030208
- Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Oxford ; Osprey, 2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Maps on endpapers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: An American War? / Professor Andrew Wiest 16 -- Chapter 2 French Indochina War: 1946-54 / Martin Windrow 34 -- Chapter 3 Fight for the Long Haul: The War as Seen by a Soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam / Bui Tin 52 -- Chapter 4 Road South: The Ho Chi Minh Trail / Dr. John Prados 74 -- Chapter 5 War outside Vietnam: Cambodia and Laos / Professor Kenton Clymer 96 -- Chapter 6 A View from the Other Side of the Story: Reflections of a South Vietnamese Soldier / Lieutenant General Lam Quang Thi 116 -- Chapter 7 Caught in the Crossfire: The Civilian Experience / Le Ly Hayslip, Dien Pham 136 -- Chapter 8 Diggers and Kiwis: Australian and New Zealand Experience in Vietnam / Professor Jeffrey Grey 156 -- Chapter 9 Conduct of the War: Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics, and Policy / Lewis Sorley 174 -- Chapter 10 On the Ground: The US Experience / Bernard Edelman 192 -- Chapter 11 "Swatting Flies with a Sledgehammer": The Air War / Professor Ronald B. Frankum, Jr. 212 -- Chapter 12 Battle for the Mekong: The River War in Vietnam / Professor R. Blake Dunnavent 234 -- Chapter 13 Tactics in a Different War: Adapting US Doctrine / Gordon L. Rottman 256 -- Chapter 14 "Living-Room War": Media and Public Opinion in a Limited War / Professor Daniel C. Hallin 276 -- Chapter 15 Final Act - And After: The Legacy of War / Arnold R. Isaacs 292.
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- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Vietnam > History > 1945-1975.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 959.7043 ROL (Text) | 36015000696175 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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