Description
| Product ID: | 9781843442134 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Short History of the Vietnam War |
| Authors: | Author: Gordon Kerr |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Vietnam War, Vietnam, c 1960 to c 1970 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating On 8 March, 1965, 3,500 United States Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade made an amphibious landing at Da Nang on the south central coast of South Vietnam, marking the beginning of a conflict that would haunt American politics and society for many years, even after the the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973.... A Short History of the Vietnam War explains how the United States became involved in its longest war, a conflict that, from the outset, many claimed it could never win. It details the escalation of American involvement from the provision of military advisors and equipment to the threatened South Vietnamese, to an all-out shooting war involving American soldiers, airmen and sailors, of whom around 58,000 would die and more than 300,000 would be wounded. |
| Imprint Name: | Pocket Essentials |
| Publisher Name: | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-02-26 |
