America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975

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Knopf, 1979 - United States - 298 pages
The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders.

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The United States France
1
NationBuilding in South
43
Kennedy and Diem
73
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