The Vietnam war :
The Vietnam war : opposing viewpoints /
William Dudley & David Bender, book editors
- 2nd ed., rev
- San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1990
- 240 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The U.S. must stop communist expansion (1954) / John Foster Dulles -- The U.S. must be cautious (1954) / John F. Kennedy -- The U.S. must maintain its commitments (1965) / Thomas J. Dodd -- The U.S. has no binding commitments (1965) / Don R. Larson & Arthur Larson -- Vietnamization will shorten the war (1969) / Richard M. Nixon -- Vietnamization will extend the war (1970) / George S. McGovern -- U.S. failure to declare war caused defeat / Harry G. Summers Jr. -- U.S. pride caused defeat / Walter H. Capps -- Underestimating the enemy caused defeat / John Mueller -- Poorly planned strategy caused defeat / Norman Hannah -- U.S. journalists caused defeat / Robert Elegant -- U.S. journalists did not cause defeat / William M. Hammond -- U.S policy failed because it was immoral / M. Scott Peck -- U.S. policy was not immoral / Bui Diem with David Chanoff -- Vietnam remains scarred by the war / Don Luce -- Vietnam has recovered from the war / James Fallows -- The war weakened U.S. military power / Alvin H. Bernstein -- The war showed the U.S. the limits of military power / Thomas C. Fox -- The war destroyed American idealism / William Greider -- The war's impact on public attitudes is difficult to measure / Paul C. Light -- Vietnam veterans suffer from psychological problems / David Gelman -- The psychological problems of Vietnam veterans are exaggerated / William K. Lane Jr. -- Agent Orange harmed Vietnam veterans / American Legion magazine -- Agent Orange may not have harmed Vietnam veterans / Gary Taubes -- The war made veterans moral cynics / William P. Mahedy -- The war developed veterans' moral sensitivity / Peter Marin -- The U.S. should improve diplomatic relations with Vietnam / John LeBoutillier -- The U.S. should not improve diplomatic relations with Vietnam / Tran Van Luu -- The U.S. should keep searching for Vietnam War prisoners / Robert C. Smith -- There are no surviving Vietnam War prisoners / Alan Pell Crawford -- The U.S. should aid Cambodia's resistance forces / Dan Quayle -- The U.S. should not aid Cambodia's resistance forces / Susan Blaustein
Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of the Vietnam War, including the reasons for American involvement, the failure of United States policy there, and the effects on veterans
0899084788 (lib. bdg.) 0899084532 (pbk.)
90039794
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
DS557.7 / .V5667 1990
Includes bibliographical references and index
The U.S. must stop communist expansion (1954) / John Foster Dulles -- The U.S. must be cautious (1954) / John F. Kennedy -- The U.S. must maintain its commitments (1965) / Thomas J. Dodd -- The U.S. has no binding commitments (1965) / Don R. Larson & Arthur Larson -- Vietnamization will shorten the war (1969) / Richard M. Nixon -- Vietnamization will extend the war (1970) / George S. McGovern -- U.S. failure to declare war caused defeat / Harry G. Summers Jr. -- U.S. pride caused defeat / Walter H. Capps -- Underestimating the enemy caused defeat / John Mueller -- Poorly planned strategy caused defeat / Norman Hannah -- U.S. journalists caused defeat / Robert Elegant -- U.S. journalists did not cause defeat / William M. Hammond -- U.S policy failed because it was immoral / M. Scott Peck -- U.S. policy was not immoral / Bui Diem with David Chanoff -- Vietnam remains scarred by the war / Don Luce -- Vietnam has recovered from the war / James Fallows -- The war weakened U.S. military power / Alvin H. Bernstein -- The war showed the U.S. the limits of military power / Thomas C. Fox -- The war destroyed American idealism / William Greider -- The war's impact on public attitudes is difficult to measure / Paul C. Light -- Vietnam veterans suffer from psychological problems / David Gelman -- The psychological problems of Vietnam veterans are exaggerated / William K. Lane Jr. -- Agent Orange harmed Vietnam veterans / American Legion magazine -- Agent Orange may not have harmed Vietnam veterans / Gary Taubes -- The war made veterans moral cynics / William P. Mahedy -- The war developed veterans' moral sensitivity / Peter Marin -- The U.S. should improve diplomatic relations with Vietnam / John LeBoutillier -- The U.S. should not improve diplomatic relations with Vietnam / Tran Van Luu -- The U.S. should keep searching for Vietnam War prisoners / Robert C. Smith -- There are no surviving Vietnam War prisoners / Alan Pell Crawford -- The U.S. should aid Cambodia's resistance forces / Dan Quayle -- The U.S. should not aid Cambodia's resistance forces / Susan Blaustein
Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of the Vietnam War, including the reasons for American involvement, the failure of United States policy there, and the effects on veterans
0899084788 (lib. bdg.) 0899084532 (pbk.)
90039794
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
DS557.7 / .V5667 1990