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008    120315s2012    mduabf   b    001 0 eng   
020    9780742566989|q(pbk. ;|qalk. paper) 
020    0742566986|q(pbk. ;|qalk. paper) 
035    (OCoLC)780180922 
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050  4 DS558|b.S329 2012 
082 04 959.704 3373|bS299a 2012 
100 1  Schandler, Herbert Y.,|d1928-2015. 
245 10 America in Vietnam :|bthe war that couldn't be won /
       |cHerbert Y. Schandler. 
250    1st pbk. ed. 
260    Lanham, Md. :|bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,|c©2012. 
300    xvi, 209 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, map ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tVietnamese participants --|gPreface --|g1.|tThe illusion
       of military victory --|g2.|tThe enemy --|g3.|tThe American
       commitment --|g4.|tThe road to war --|g5.|tAmerica enters 
       the war --|g6.|tThe air war : the futile effort to break 
       Hanoi's will --|g7.|tThe ground war --|g8.|tThe Tet 
       offensive --|g9.|tThe American economy : guns and butter? 
       --|g10.|tThe Nixon presidency --|g11.|tConclusion --
       |gEpilogue --|gNotes --|gBibliography --|gIndex --|gAbout 
       the author. 
520 1  "This book about the American experience in Vietnam 
       provides the first full exploration of the perspectives of
       the North Vietnamese leadership before, during, and after 
       the war. Herbert Y. Schandler offers unique insights into 
       the mindsets of the North Vietnamese and their response to
       diplomatic and military actions of the Americans, laying 
       out the full scale of the disastrous U.S. political and 
       military misunderstandings of Vietnamese history and 
       motivations. Including frank quotes from Vietnamese 
       leaders, the book offers important new knowledge that 
       allows us to learn invaluable lessons from the perspective
       of a victorious enemy." 
520 8  "Unlike most military officers who served in Vietnam, 
       Schandler is convinced the war was unwinnable, no matter 
       how long America stayed the course or how many resources 
       were devoted to it. He is remarkably qualified to make 
       these judgments as an infantry commander during the 
       Vietnam War, a Pentagon policymaker, and a scholar who 
       taught at West Point and National Defense University. His 
       extensive personal interviews with North Vietnamese are 
       drawn from his many trips to Hanoi after the war. 
       Schandler provides not only a definitive analysis of the 
       American failure in Vietnam but a crucial foundation for 
       exploring the potential for success in the current 
       guerrilla wars the United States is fighting in Iraq and 
       Afghanistan."--Jacket. 
647  7 Vietnam War|d(1961-1975)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01431664 
648  7 Since 1900|2fast 
650  0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975|zUnited States. 
651  0 Vietnam|xHistory|y20th century. 
651  0 United States|xHistory|y1945- 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
651  7 Vietnam.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204778 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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994    C0|bCKE