The Origins of the Vietnam War - Fredrik Logevall

The Origins of the Vietnam War

By Fredrik Logevall

  • Release Date: 2014-01-14
  • Genre: History

Description

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.