Provides a broad picture of the Vietnam War era in the US and in Southeast Asia
List of People ProfiledAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChronologyIntroduction: A People's HistoryI. Ancient Adversaries, Adventurers, and Advisors, 1000 BC to 19631. Origins of Vietnamese Nationalism2. French-Viet Minh War3. Enter America - Nation Building with Eisenhower - Kennedy and VietnamII. Packs and Rifles, 1964-19674. Escalation5. American Strategies - Air War - Ground War: Search and Destroy6. Leadership in North VietnamIII. Fighting for Peace, 1968-19727. The War at Home8. Peace with Honor9. Exit AmericaIV. Back in the World, 1973-197510. Home Front - Anti-war Protesting - The Media, Public Opinion, and the War11. A Decent Interval - Watergate - End of the War - The Debated Legacy of Vietnam12. Personal History - Paris of the East - The Nuclear Family - Where is Vietnam? - We Gotcha Now - I Shall Return - TDY - Vietnamization on the Half Shell - Fighting for Peace - The Machine - It Ain't Over till It's Over - My Brother's Keeper - Be All You Can Be - The Fool - Santayana's Warning - An Officer and a Gentleman - E Pluribus Unum - Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow - Unacceptable Loss - Teaching - Bruce's Return - The War Comes Home Conclusion: That Faraway Place in All of UsAfterwordNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
Bruce O. Solheim, a former U.S. Army aviator, is a professor of history and the volunteer veterans coordinator at Citrus College in Glendora, California. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Women in Power: World Leaders since 1960 and The Nordic Nexus: A Lesson in Peaceful Security.
"A unique and insightful look at [the Vietnam War] period. The first three-fourths of the book is an excellent summary of the history of the Vietnam War with enlightening sidebars on many people who were involved in it from Gen. Earle Wheeler to Oliver Stone. Solheim completes the book with a riveting account of his personal story, including details of his older brother's Vietnam War experiences and his two Army tours of duty after the Vietnam War." Vietnam Veterans of America
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