Vietnam : a history / Stanley Karnow
by Karnow, Stanley
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0670746045
- ISBN 13
- 9780670746040
- Seller
-
Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 1st UK Edition, Reprint. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, 752 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes: Published in conjunction with a proposed 1983 PBS program: Vietnam, a television history; Includes bibliographical references (pages 708-728) and index. Contents: The war nobody won -- Piety and power -- The heritage of Vietnamese nationalism -- The war with the French -- The light that failed -- America's mandarin -- Vietnam is the place -- The end of diem -- The commitments deepen -- Disorder and decision -- LBJ goes to war -- Escalation -- Debate, diplomacy, doubt -- Tet -- Nixon's war -- The peace that never was. Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 United States; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict.
Synopsis
"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and balanced account we have."— Boston Globe . "Superb, balanced in interpretation... immensely readable and full of new and interesting detail."—George Herring, Univ. of Kentucky.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 396412
- Title
- Vietnam : a history / Stanley Karnow
- Author
- Karnow, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition, Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0670746045
- ISBN 13
- 9780670746040
- Publisher
- New York: Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: