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Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land
The Vietnam War Revisited
Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land
The Vietnam War Revisited
Description
Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'.
“This is a superb and compelling reexamination of the major historical, political, and ethical issues that continue to smoulder many decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War, I highly recommend Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land. It is among the best books of its kind that I've encountered over the last dozen years.” - Tom O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried
First-hand accounts, maps and contemporary photographs, analysis from the soldiers involved and new perspectives from combatants on both sides provide an incisive investigation into a fascinating and terrible war.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Chronology
Chapter 1: Introduction
An American War?
Dr Andrew Wiest
Chapter 2: The French Indochina War
1946–54
Martin Windrow
Chapter 3: Fight for the Long Haul
The War as Seen by a Soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam
Bui Tin
Chapter 4: The Road South
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dr John Prados
Chapter 5: The War Outside Vietnam
Cambodia and Laos
Professor Kenton Clymer
Chapter 6: A View from the Other Side of the Story
Reflections of a South Vietnamese Soldier
Lieutenant General Lam Quang Thi
Chapter 7: Caught in the Crossfire
The Civilian Experience
Le Ly Hayslip & Dien Pham
Chapter 8: Diggers and Kiwis
Australian and New Zealand Experience in Vietnam
Professor Jeffrey Grey
Chapter 9: The Conduct of the War
Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics, and Policy
Lewis Sorley
Chapter 10: On the Ground
The US Experience
Bernard Edelman
Chapter 11: “Swatting Flies with a Sledgehammer”
The Air War
Professor Ronald B. Frankum, Jr.
Chapter 12: Battle for the Mekong
The River War in Vietnam
Professor R. Blake Dunnavent
Chapter 13: Tactics in a Different War
Adapting US Doctrine
Gordon L. Rottman
Chapter 14: The “Living-Room War”
Media and Public Opinion in a Limited War
Professor Daniel C. Hallin
Chapter 15: The Final Act – And After
The Legacy of War
Arnold R. Isaacs
Endnotes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Product details
| Published | May 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 316 |
| ISBN | 9781782003250 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 16 col |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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