Hanoi's War An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam

Name: Hanoi's War An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam
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ISBN: 9780807835517

ISBN-10: 080783551X

ISBN-13: 9780807835517

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen

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While most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of U.S. involvement and the Americanization of the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the international context in which North Vietnamese leaders pursued the war and American intervention ended. This riveting narrative takes the reader from the marshy swamps of the Mekong Delta to the bomb-saturated Red River Delta, from the corridors of power in Hanoi and Saigon to the Nixon White House, and from the peace negotiations in Paris to high-level meetings in Beijing and Moscow, all to reveal that peace never had a chance in Vietnam.Hanoi's Warrenders transparent the internal workings of America's most elusive enemy during the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 7/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English

Lien-Hang T. Nguyen is Assistant Professor of History, University of Kentucky.



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction



The Path to Revolutionary War



LeDuan's Rise to Power and the Road to War



Policing the State in a Time of War



Breaking the Stalemate



The Battle in Hanoi for the Tet Offensive



To Paris and Beyond



The Pursuit of a Chimeric Victory



Sideshows and Main Arenas



Talking while Fighting



The Making of a Faulty Peace



War against Dï¿½tente



War for Peace


Epilogue


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index