Looking Back on the Vietnam War

This text is the first to closely compare and contrast the Gulf and Vietnam Wars on both the war and home fronts. Widely respected experts give a balanced new perspective on the Vietnam War based on considerable new primary research to explain the salient factors that contributed to the decision making air and ground considerations and outcome. This text carefully focused for classes in modern American history and military studies appraises the legacies of the Vietnam War that have been felt in the United States for the last two decades.