Bitter Peace Washington, Hanoi, and the Making of the Paris Agreement

Name: Bitter Peace Washington, Hanoi, and the Making of the Paris Agreement
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ISBN: 9780807854174

ISBN-10: 0807854174

ISBN-13: 9780807854174

Edition: 2002

Authors: Pierre Asselin

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Demonstrating the centrality of diplomacy in the Vietnam War, Pierre Asselin traces the secret negotiations that led up to the Paris Agreement of 1973, which ended America's involvement but failed to bring peace in Vietnam. Because the two sides signed the agreement under duress, he argues, the peace it promised was doomed to unravel. By January of 1973, the continuing military stalemate and mounting difficulties on the domestic front forced both Washington and Hanoi to conclude that signing a vague and largely unworkable peace agreement was the most expedient way to achieve their most pressing objectives. For Washington, those objectives included the release of American prisoners, military…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 11/25/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



The First Round: 1968-1971



Detente and the Spring Offensive: January-June 1972



Serious Bargaining: July-September 1972



From Consensus to Discord: October 1972



Accommodating Thieu: November 1972



Showdown: December 1972



Final Round: January 1973


Epilogue: Beyond the Paris Agreement: 1973-1975



"Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam": (draft settlement of 20 October 1972, re-created by author)



"Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam": (signed in Paris on 27 January 1973 by the four parties)



"Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam": (signed in Paris on 27 January 1973 by the United States and North Vietnam)


Notes


Bibliography


Index