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Why did the US make a commitment to an independent South Vietnam? Could a major war have been averted? Fredrik Logevall provides a concise, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the origins of the Vietnam War from the end of the Indochina War in 1954 to the eruption of full-scale war in 1965, and places events against their full international background.  

• Author is a recognised expert in his field.
• The Vietnam War is a topic of enduring popular interest with numerous films and documentaries on the subject.
• The topic is widely taught as part of undergraduate 20th century history courses.
• Provides a short but comprehensive introduction to the subject that has generated a bewildering amount of literature.

Vietnam War (1965 - 1973)  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (U.S. History)
20th Century U.S. History (1945 - present)  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (U.S. History)
20th Century America (1900 - 2000)  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (U.S. History)
History of South Asia  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (Western & World History)

The war in Vietnam was a seminal event in post-1945 world affairs. The conflict had a profound and lasting impact on the politics and society of Vietnam and the United States, but also shaped the larger international system in critical ways. This volume provides an authoritative and accessible introduction to the origins of the war. It situates the developments from the French colonial period to the eruption of major war in 1965 in their larger global setting - how Vietnamese affairs were shaped by - and in turn shaped - developments outside Vietnam. The Origins of theVietnam War looks at:

• Why France colonized Indochina in the late 19th century, and why that colonial venture ended in defeat at the hands of Ho Chi Minh's Vietminh in 1954.
• Why the 1954 Geneva Agreement failed to bring long-term peace to Indochina.
• Why the United States opted to make a commitment to the creation of an   independent, non-communist South Vietnam.
• Why a major war developed in 1965, with the US and South Vietnam on one side  and the National Liberation Front and North Vietnam, backed by China and the Soviet Union on the other.
• Whether the war could have been avoided.

Fredrik Logevall is Associate Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Hamner
©2002   |   Longman   |   Paper; 128 pp   |   Instock
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Danzer
©1991   |   Longman   |   On-line Supplement   |   Live
ISBN-10: 0673537668   |   ISBN-13: 9780673537669
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Mathews-Lamb
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©1998   |   Longman   |   Paper; 212 pp   |   Instock
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©2008   |   Longman   |   Electronic Supplement   |   Available
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Pearson Longman
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Pearson Longman
©2007   |   Longman   |   Website   |   Live
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McEvedy
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Wilson
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Pearson Education
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Pearson Longman
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Visual Archives of American History, Updated Second Edition, 2/E
Pearson Longman
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Stern
©2007   |   Longman   |   Paper; 80 pp   |   Instock
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Anderson, Carrell & Widdifield
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Greer
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Trim
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Cox
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Munger & Campbell
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Pearson Longman
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Murray
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Hamner
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Mathews-Lamb
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©1991   |   Longman   |   Paper   |   Estimated Availability : 08/31/2005
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Clark
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©1998   |   Longman   |   Paper; 212 pp   |   Instock
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
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©2005   |   Longman   |   Electronic Supplement   |   Available
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Pearson Longman
©2003   |   Longman   |   CD-ROM Only   |   Instock
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Pearson Longman
©2007   |   Longman   |   Website   |   Live
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Longman World History Study Site (Open access)
Pearson Longman
©2007   |   Longman   |   Website   |   Live
ISBN-10: 0321417577   |   ISBN-13: 9780321417572
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.longmanworldhistory.com.

New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History, The
McEvedy
©1991   |   Longman   |   Paper   |   Estimated Availability : 08/31/2005
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Rusesabagina
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Scarre
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Smith
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Pearson Education
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Pearson Education
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Pearson Education
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Stern
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Greer
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Trim
©2007   |   Longman   |   Paper   |   Instock
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Cox
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Hoffman
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Munger & Campbell
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Murray
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