Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. North vietnam s preindustrial status negated the impact of military technology that the united states had developed for use against highly industrialized nations such as germany in world war ii. War with cambodia, isolation, trade embargoes, and devastating natural disasters, all added to vietnam s difficulties in forging ahead. In the 1960s, south vietnam became extremely unstable, and no government could maintain power for long. Protestantism a brief overview of the history of protestant christianity during the middle ages the roman catholic church held a virtual monopoly of faith in western europe. Overview of the vietnam war database of k12 resources. The second indochina war, 19541975, grew out of the long conflict between france and vietnam. Vietnam war, the book is an ambitious naturalist epic in the literary tradition of dos passos. Prior to reading the book, i had been unaware that ho chi minh had spent approximately 30 years. This is from the fantastic america in the 20th century. Phan was unsuccessful in procuring aid from the japanese. Some brief overview of this book the vietnam war tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern american history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by vietnam veterans including coauthor john fitzgerald, and poetry by vietnamese and americans on matching themes. If you want to read one book about vietnam, read this one.
A few months later in march the final us troops were removed from vietnam. Field manual 2710 is the basis for instructing all u. Vietnam was the longest war in american history and the most unpopular american war of the 20th century. I have read a lot on vietnam, but nothing so comprehensive and, for the subject matter, so brief. The vietnamese fought for independence and won in 1954. Vietnam war 195475, conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam and its allies in south vietnam, the viet cong, against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states.
For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Soon the country became officially unified as the socialist republic of vietnam. The american civil war was the largest and most destructive conflict in the western world between the end of the napoleonic wars in 1815 and the onset of world war i in 1914. In the vietnam war, mark atwood lawrence draws upon the latest research in archives around the world. Dec 18, 2015 the vietnam war tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern american history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by vietnam veterans including coauthor john fitzgerald, and poetry by vietnamese and americans on matching themes. The technical brief collection volume 2 technical brief collection s the vietnam war. It was a morally ambiguous conflict from the start, ostensibly a war against communism yet also a war to suppress nationalist selfdetermination. This book might be even more attractive than the larger volumes on the subject because it is succint and focuses on the primary issues of the war. An essential new resource for students and teachers of the vietnam war, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an. North vietnam was battling for ownership of south vietnam, so that they would be a unified communist nation. This strategic hurdle, combined with the fact that the vietnamese communists were willing to accept an enormous human cost to win the independence.
Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at. The vietnam war was very controversial, especially in the united states, and it was the first war to feature live television coverage. It was also the first major armed conflict that the united states lost. In july 1954, after one hundred years of colonial rule, a defeated france was forced to leave vietnam. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. The first dynasty that many consider to be the start of the vietnamese state was the hong bang dynasty which was ruled by the legendary hung kings. This is what mark atwood lawrence accomplishes in his 224 page book the vietnam war. In the early 1900s, nationalist movements emerged in vietnam, demanding more selfgovernance and less. A story of vietnam and japan 1911 1906 phan asked okuma shigenobu served prime minister of japan for financial assistance to fund the activities of vietnamese revolutionaries. I wholly recommend this book to whoever wants to know more about the vietnam war or about the army.
After the war, france attempted to reestablish its colonial rule but ultimately failed. In short, since world war ii war has become a spatial event that. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction. Vietnam war from the perspective of the vets who fought there on both sides, the memories, the vietnam war pictures and the humanitarian work that vwam now performs in vietnam. A short summary of the disastrous and bloody vietnam war. In august 1945, viet minh guerillas captured the capital city of hanoi in indoc. The vietnam war occurred in presentday vietnam, southeast asia. In 1977, vietnam became a member of the united nations. The vietnam war remains a topic of extraordinary interest, not least because of striking parallels between that conflict and more recent fighting in the middle east. Battle of khe sanh overview in the summer of 1967, american commanders learned of a buildup of the peoples army of north vietnam pavn forces in the area around khe sanh in northwest south vietnam.
One of the questions this book seeks to answer is what it was like to have fought in. The vietnam war lasted about 40 years and involved several countries. Vietnam war, 19611975 examinations, questions, etc. Base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. In steps the us into the fray to stem this communist advance across asia, then europe, africa and finally the us. The geneva accords partitioned the country in two with a promise of democratic election to reunite the country. Halfway around the world, another cold war conflict was escalating.
Based on classified documents and firstperson interviews, a startling history of the american war on vietnamese civiliansamericans have long been taught that events such as the notorious my lai massacre were isolated incidents in the vietnam war. A brief overview of world war ii video dailymotion. Small wars manual, which was an excellent blueprint for dealing with insurgencies. Very brief summary of vietnam war essaysafter world war ii, conflict arose between the french and communist revolutionary leader ho chi minh and his established group the league for independence of vietnam viet minh. Vietnam, december 2005 independence, lasting from the late tenth century until the second half of the nineteenth century, the chinese exerted considerable cultural, if not political, influence, particularly on the elite. Usually it refers to the period when the united states and other members of the seato southeast asia treaty organization joined the forces with the republic of south vietnam to contest communist forces, comprised of south vietnamese guerrillas and regular. A brief overview of the american civil war american. In 111 bc, the han dynasty from china absorbed vietnam into their empire.
My lai a brief history with documents na na palgrave. The viet minh resisted these japanese oppressors and extended its power base throughout vietnam. Vietnam s economy to grow fastest in southeast asia despite covid19. A companion to the vietnam war contains twentyfour definitive essays on americas longest and most divisive foreign conflict. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the vietnam war. In the early 1900s, nationalist movements emerged in vietnam, demanding more selfgovernance and less french influence. As the vietnam war dragged on, with more than 500,000 u. This books is thorough, well written, very well read. To prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism.
The vietnam war this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to. The united states and the vietnam war the british library. Used by permission of viking books, an imprint of penguin publishing group, a division of penguin. Mark atwood lawrence while focusing on american involvement between 1965 and 1975, lawrence offers an unprecedentedly complete picture of all sides of the war, notably by examining the motives that drove the vietnamese. Vietnam war summaryoverview of the conflict history. Army in world war iihighlights the major ground force campaigns during the six years of the war, offers suggestions for further reading, and provides americans an opportunity to learn about the armys role in world war ii. A different war, explores the causes and the impact of this longest. The pentagon papers was the name given to a topsecret department of defense study of u.
The country was split into communist north vietnam and noncommunist south vietnam. The vietnam war was one of the major conflicts of the twentieth century, and threatened to blow the cold war into a fullblown nuclear conflict. During the cold war, the united states sent troops to vietnam to stop the spread of. This history will undoubtedly find a place in college courses concerning the vietnam war. Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive run out of time. It was fought in southern vietnam and bordering areas of cambodia, laos and in the bombing of north vietnam. Facts, information and articles about the vietnam war vietnam war facts dates. An overview of the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation regarding the anxiety of combat and will then receive an overview of the war via a teacher power point presentation or lecture provided, or a text book reading.
China attacks vietnam january 1979 fights for two months in north. Vietnamization of the war meant replacing massive num bers of ground troops with massive bombing, primarily of southern vietnam. However, despite the collapse of the former soviet union, its major trading partner, economic growth rates still managed to average over 8% per year in the early nineties. The war became so unpopular in the united states that president nixon eventually agreed to send american soldiers home in 1973. Apr 29, 2008 this short documentary is a brief overview of the vietnam war. Swift distinguished service professor in history at the university of chicago and specializes in modern korean history, international history, and east asianamerican relations. Vietnam war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is a good book, an accessible book, in its politics a fundamentally progressive history. During world war ii, when france was occupied by nazi germany, it lost its foothold in vietnam, and japan took control of the country. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive. This volume introduces students to the most controversial incident of the vietnam war the my lai massacre when almost 400 vietnamese civilians were killed in four hours.
This text book on the vietnam war is to be used in teaching high students. A brief history of thailand from history of thailand, wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and wyatt, david. At the end of world war ii, political and military tensions between the united states and its onetime ally the soviet union increased dramatically. In 2007 it won best documentary film at the trojan film festival at taylor university in upland, in. Pdf close to the end of herman mevilles intriguing tale about. On 25th april 1976, the democratic republic of vietnam was renamed the socialist republic of vietnam. Brief histories roberts rules of order newly revised in brief, 2nd edition roberts rules of order in brief technical design solutions for theatre. However, between the 14th and 17th centuries a series of northern european reforms led to what is now called the protestant reformation culminating in a mass exodus. Learn about vietnam war protests, the tet offensive, the my lai massacre, the pentagon papers and more. Short summary of vietnam vietnam was a struggle which, in all honesty, the united states should never have been involved in. The monument consists of a black marble wall and is located in a 3 acre park area of constitutional gardens in washington, d. It provided the big picture as well as many interesting but obscure details. It represented a successful attempt on the part of the democratic republic of vietnam north vietnam, drv and the national front for the liberation of vietnam viet cong to unite and impose a communist system over the entire nation.
In georges summary, the aim in general wars, such as world war ii, is to over. Brief overview of the history of vietnam vietnam has a history of tribes uniting to form strong dynasties. In a summary of vietnam war between communist north vietnam and capitalist south vietnam which commenced in 1964 and concluded in 1975. This is a great overview of the disastrous series of french and american decisions that led ultimately to the horror of the american war on vietnam. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes the vietnam war 19451975 study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
A very brief history is a fastpaced narrative giving all the essential details of the worlds most important cold warera conflict. The vietnam war memorial the vietnam war memorial is a monument that was built in honor of individuals in the american armed services who died during the conflict. The us had lost the vietnam war and also taken a major blow in the cold war. His second book, what it is like to go to war, excerpted below, bares his most.
The japanese government did not want to damage its own relationship. The thais migrated from southern china via northern loas during the first millennium ad, and established the first thai. June 1954 ngo dinh diem brought to south vietnam from the united states to be prime minister july 1954 geneva accords provisionally divide vietnam at the 17th parallel into northern vietnam under ho chi minh and southern vietnam under ngo dinh diem with elections to reunify the country scheduled for july 1956. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war. What is a brief summary of the vietnam war answers. Overview of the vietnam war digital history id 2925. Vietnam briefing highlights vietnam s strong economy and its forecast strong growth after covid19 as discussed in adbs asian development outlook 2020. The vietnam war is the commonly used name for the second indochina war, 19541975. Protestantism a brief overview of the history of protestant. The vietnam war name date chapter 10, lesson 4 the conflict in vietnam during the 1950s and 1960s, the united states fought wars to stop communism. Library of congress federal research division country profile. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states.
In april of 1975 south vietnam surrendered to north vietnam. The vietnamese had enough of the french and with the help of the chinese engaged the french in a war where the french were defeated at dien bien phu by general vo giap. Eventually, the fall of saigon on april 30, 1975 marked the end of the vietnam war and vietnam was reunified as a communist country. An overview of the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation regarding the anxiety of combat and will then receive an overview of the war via a teacher power point presentation or lecture provided, or a text book reading followed by class discussion.