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During the Vietnam War, the US Air Force secretly trained pilots from Laos, skirting Lao neutrality in order to bolster the Royal Lao Air Force and their own war efforts. Beginning …
The Vietnam War left wounds that have taken three decades to heal--indeed some scars remain even today. In A Time for Peace, prominent American historian Robert D. Schulzinger …
In the 1970s, the United States faced challenges on a number of fronts. By nearly every measure, American power was no longer unrivalled. The task of managing America's relative …
Western historians have long speculated about Chinese military intervention in the Vietnam War. It was not until recently, however, that newly available international archival …
Making sense of the wars for Vietnam has had a long history. The question "e;why Vietnam?"e; dominated American and Vietnamese political life for much of the length of the …
A "e;better war."e; Over the last two decades, this term has become synonymous with US strategy during the Vietnam War's final years. The narrative is enticingly simple, …
General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "e;attrition"e; in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy …
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations …
In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment. For general readers seeking an accessible, …