Gary Romain

Vietnam and the United States; Origins and Legacy of War

1990réf. 82771Boston: Twayne Publishers 1990. First Printing Stated. Trade paperback. Very good. xvi 206 pages. Maps. Notes. Epilogue: reflections on a war. Chronology. Bibliographical Essay. Index. This is one of Twayne's International History Series. The volumes in this series critically assess United States foreign relations since 1945 by presenting both historical and contemporary information on the effect that U.S. politics and economics have had on a multitude of areas around the world. Each volume is an authoritative readable account by a preeminent historian and includes: A concise chronology of major events Background on pre-1945 history Details on the development and impact of U.S. foreign policy Explication of themes in postwar international relations Insights into the effects of U.S. policy on people worldwide. Gary R. Hess is Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and a former chair of the U.S. State Department's Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation. His publications include Vietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941-1945 and Presidential Decisions for War: Korea Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. "If there is an overall theme to this study it relates to the American response to the Vietnamese Communist revolution or more specifically to the August Revolution which in 1945 brought Ho Chi Minh and his movement to prominence and power. Throughout the several phases of U.S. involvement - the support of the French war effort the fostering of an independent South Vietnam the years of intense warfare and the postwar hostility - the American opposition to the Vietnamese revolution has been unrelenting. How a Communist revolution in such a relatively obscure and economically backward county came to be perceived as a challenge to U.S. national security can be answered in part but enough uncertainty remains that it continues to be an intriguing question and one with long-range implications for U.S. foreign policy"--Preface. Twayne Publishers paperback

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