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The Vietnam War: A Documentary Reader (Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History)

The Vietnam War: A Documentary Reader (Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History)

Edward Miller
$41.95
Publication Date: January 26th, 2016
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
9781405196789
Pages:
304
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Description

The Vietnam War is an outstanding collection of primary documents related to America's conflict in Vietnam which includes a balance of original American and Vietnamese perspectives, providing a uniquely varied range of insights into both American and Vietnamese experiences.

  • Includes substantial non-American content, including many original English translations of Vietnamese-authored texts which showcase the diversity and complexity of Vietnamese experiences during the war
  • Contains original American documents germane to the continuing debates about the causes, consequences and morality of the US intervention
  • Incorporates personal histories of individual Americans and Vietnamese
  • Introductory headnotes place each document in context
  • Features a range of non-textual documents, including iconic photographs and political cartoons

About the Author

Edward Miller is Associate Professor of History at Dartmouth College. His research uses archival collections in the US and Vietnam to examine both sides of the Vietnam War experience. His first book, Misalliance: Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and the Fate of South Vietnam, will be published in 2013.

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