The Vietnam War: A Study in the Making of American Policy

The war in Vietnam achieved almost none of the goals the American decision-makers formulated, and it cost more than 56,000 American lives. Yet, until recently, Americans have preferred to ignore the causes and consequences of this disaster by treating the war as an aberration in United States foreign policy, an unfortunate but unique mistake. What are the """"lessons"""" of Vietnam? Many previous discussions have focused on narrow or misleading questions, rehashing military decisions, for example,

Author: Michael P. Sullivan
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9780813155029
ISBN10: 0813155029
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | History & Theory | General

About the Author

Michael P. Sullivan is associate professor of political science at the University of Arizona and is the author of International Relations: Theories and Evidence.

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