Overview
In Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, David F. Shmitz provides students of US history and the Vietnam era with an up-to-date analysis of Nixon s Vietnam policy in a brief and accessible book that addresses the main controversies of the Nixon years. Richard Nixon came into office seeking a decisive victory in Vietnam, and expanded the war in hopes of upholding a policy of containment, protecting America s credibility, and defying the growing antiwar movement. However, by 1971 the president was forced to significantly de-escalate the American presence and seek a negotiated end to the war. Aided by recently declassified documents, Schmitz provides a comprehensive analysis of Nixon s Vietnam policy during the first years of his administration, clearly demonstrating that Nixon pursued military victory and providing a new periodization for our understanding of the Vietnam War."
- | Author: David F. Schmitz
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- | Publication Date: Jan 26, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 186 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/History
- | ISBN-10: 1442262265
- | ISBN-13: 9781442262263
