Solheim, Bruce Olav
The Vietnam War era : a personal journey / Bruce O. Solheim - Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006. - xlvii, 216 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-212) and index.
Introduction : a people's history --
I. Ancient adversaries, adventurers, and advisors, 1000 B.C. to 1963 --
1. Origins of Vietnamese nationalism --
2. French-Viet Minh War --
3. Enter America --
II. Packs and rifles, 1964-1967 --
4. Escalation --
5. American strategies --
6. Leadership in North Vietnam --
III. Fighting for peace, 1968-1972 --
7. The war at home --
8. Peace with honor --
9. Exit America --
IV. Back in the world, 1973-1975 --
10. Home front --
11. A decent interval --
12. Personal history --
Conclusion : that faraway place in all of us.
Combines historical narrative with biographical profiles and personal reflections to explore the impact the Vietnam War had on those fighting and on the homefront.
0275983080 (alk. paper) 9780275983086 (alk. paper)
9780275983086
2006025641
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
United States--History--1945-
DS558 / .S64 2006
959.7043 Sol 15
The Vietnam War era : a personal journey / Bruce O. Solheim - Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006. - xlvii, 216 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-212) and index.
Introduction : a people's history --
I. Ancient adversaries, adventurers, and advisors, 1000 B.C. to 1963 --
1. Origins of Vietnamese nationalism --
2. French-Viet Minh War --
3. Enter America --
II. Packs and rifles, 1964-1967 --
4. Escalation --
5. American strategies --
6. Leadership in North Vietnam --
III. Fighting for peace, 1968-1972 --
7. The war at home --
8. Peace with honor --
9. Exit America --
IV. Back in the world, 1973-1975 --
10. Home front --
11. A decent interval --
12. Personal history --
Conclusion : that faraway place in all of us.
Combines historical narrative with biographical profiles and personal reflections to explore the impact the Vietnam War had on those fighting and on the homefront.
0275983080 (alk. paper) 9780275983086 (alk. paper)
9780275983086
2006025641
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
United States--History--1945-
DS558 / .S64 2006
959.7043 Sol 15