Vietnam War : the essential reference guide

Willbanks, James H., 1947- (editor.).

Summary: This book provides a compendium of the key people, places, organizations, treaties, and events that make up the history of the war, explaining its causes, how it was conducted, and its far-reaching consequences. --from back cover.

Item details

ISBN: 9781610691031 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 1610691032 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9781610691048 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xliii, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2013]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an ebook"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-321) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Overview of the Vietnam War -- Causes of the Vietnam War -- Consequences of the Vietnam War -- Communist strategy -- Opposition to the war -- The Tet Offensive and the media -- U.S. involvement in Indochina --