Vietnam's American War

The American war in Vietnam was so much more than the sum of its battles. To make sense of it we must look beyond the conflict itself. We must understand its context and above all the formative experiences worldview and motivations of those who devised communist strategies and tactics. Vietnam''s American War now in its second edition remains a story of how and why Hanoi won. However this revised and expanded edition offers more extensive and nuanced insights into Southern Vietnamese history politics and society. It puts to rest the myth of Vietnamese national unity by documenting the myriad profound local fractures exacerbated by US intervention. It also includes over thirty-five new images intended to highlight that the Vietnam War was fundamentally a Vietnamese civil war and tragedy. This new edition is as richly detailed as it is original eye-opening and absorbing.