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The Vietnam War for Busy People
A Fast, Clear Guide to the Conflict That Shaped a Generation
Verlag:
Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35736702
EAN: 9798185827208
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Di, 10.11.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 35.25
Beschreibung
The whole story of the Vietnam War, in short chapters you can actually finish. You know the images: the helicopters, the protests, the napalm, the embassy roof. You may not know how they connect. The Vietnam War for Busy People. hands you the entire arc in clear, self-contained chapters, written for readers who want the essentials without wading through a six-hundred-page academic doorstop. Its one organizing idea does the heavy lifting: Vietnam was never one war but four overlapping at once, a Vietnamese fight for independence, a civil war, a Cold War proxy contest, and a crisis inside America itself. Learn to ask which war you are looking at, and the fog lifts. Inside this book:. Why the United States went in, and why it could not win. The origins, from French colonialism to Dien Bien Phu and the split at Geneva. Tonkin, Tet, My Lai, the antiwar movement, and the fall of Saigon. What is settled, what is contested, and what historians still argue. How the war still shapes every conflict America debates today. A curated reading guide for going deeper when you are ready. No jargon. No doorstop. Just the real story, told fast and honestly, with a one-line takeaway closing every chapter. Perfect for busy adults, students, and anyone who wants a smart overview in a limited amount of time.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Noah K. Harrington
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 282