Anatomy of a War: Vietnam, the United States, and the Modern Historical ExperienceEn meget detaljeret analyse af årsagerne til Vietnamkrigen og til det amarikanske engagement samt af krigens gang 1965-1975 både på internationalt topplan, i Saigon og på slagmarken. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Vietnams Road to Crisis 32 | 13 |
From Depression to | 22 |
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Anatomy of a War: Vietnam, the United States, and the Modern Historical ... Gabriel Kolko No preview available - 1994 |
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