Perspectives on modern world history the vietnam war book

Many public figures have drawn analogies between the vietnam war and the current iraq situation. This volume presents new perspectives on the vietnam war, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history. And on many a weary war night, hanoi hannah, the north vietnamese equivalent of world war iis tokyo rose, would play classic tunes by ray charles and b. Ready to read the most celebrated and best vietnam war books. Jul 14, 2003 this book presents perspectives on the vietnam war, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history.

A television history, to accompany the book s release. Find below a collection of the best books on the vietnam war. Philip caputo was a marine who later became a very wellknown journalist. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans by. America, the vietnam war, and the world edited by andreas w. The vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy.

History textbooks on the war present american perspectives, often suggesting. The vietnam war was one of the most divisive conflicts in the history of the united statesone that almost tore the country apart. Watergate perspectives on modern world history by alex cruden. Multiple perspectives on the vietnam war historical society. Japan takes control of indochina but rules through a vichy french administration during most of world war ii. Best books on vietnam the best books about vietnam as a country, not just the vietnam war. Jan 01, 2006 a companion to the vietnam war contains twentyfour definitive essays on americas longest and most divisive foreign conflict. Christopher goschas book is a brilliant account of that countrys history. If youre interested in reliving some of the world s most tense and important moments, browse through our selection of military history books.

Stanley karnow was a journalist before and during americas war in vietnam, so he comes at his subject with all the biases of his era, his job and his country and admits as much in his prologue, yet he still manages, for the most part, to present a balanced view of the history he is undertaking a history of vietnam s wars rather than. A documentary history from american and vietnamese perspectives 9780807859919. Comparative and international perspectives publications of the german historical institute daum, andreas w. For too long vietnamese history has been told merely from the perspective of outsiders, whether they are chinese, french, or americans. Modern world history chapter 17section 3wars in korea.

Each book in the series gives a valuable insight into an important period of history or world changing. Presenting new perspectives on the vietnam war, its global repercussions, and its role in modern history. The vietnam war, as we americans call it, looms large in american history. On april 30, 1975, the war came to an abrupt end when saigon transferred hands. A new history, christopher goscha, an americanborn history professor at the universite du quebec a montreal, who has published several books and articles dealing with indochina and vietnam, utilizes new research and new perspectives in a. Here are two very different accounts of that same extraordinary day. Xiansheng tian, professor of history and asian studies this program is. How may this type of protest be more effective than others. This was a war of many perspectives, a rashomon of equally plausible stories, burns and his. The history of vietnam can be traced back to around 4000 years ago.

This is relatively short book in terms of text but incredibly well though out and a deep analysis of the war. The relationship between war and the biblical text is perplexing. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. Wood discusses in an inclusive manner the issues surrounding the study of war in the bible in perspectives on war in the bible. In my mind its one of the first really wellwritten books that describe the moral ambiguities and difficulties faced by a young marine officer in this particular war. The vietnam war perspectives on modern world history. The penguin history of modern vietnam by christopher. Historical perspectives of the operational art michael d.

Perspectives on the vietnam war and the iraq war this is the edited text of a talk given by quynh dao on the 26 th of may 2004. The best books on perspectives of world war ii recommended by james holland. Few novels better capture the sense of hopelessness and loss that inhabited the trenches of that first world war than erich maria remarques novel. Hall crossroads chronologically arranges 11 chapterlong essays by as many vietnam scholars, whose works devote detailed retrospective descriptions to all perspectives relevant to the war. The vietnam war perspectives on modern world history by david m. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. The vietnam war perspectives on modern world history library binding february 24, 2011. For germany, the same had happened more than thirty years earlier during wwi. We enjoy being able to read about various wars from different perspectives. Broader perspectives on world war i a broad examination of the many theaters of fighting reveals the extent to which peoples of varying ethnicities and nationalities were involved in world war i. One key reason, say doug bradley and craig werner, authors of the book we gotta get out of this place.

A woodstock musician recounts the experience 184 david crosby admittedly high on marijuana, a woodstock musician describes the atmosphere of good. This oral history gives the reader a visceral sense of what it was like, as a. Covering many aspects of the vietnam war that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years. Since it ended over 40 years ago, it remains an event that haunts our collective history. The vietnam war was a long and gruesome battle with a huge cost accumulated on both sides, in terms of human fatalities. In general what do you think were the effects of this on americans attitudes. I found the listen to be very detailed with information from both sides of the conflict. Sorrow of war offers the north vietnamese perspective by tracing the. Multiple perspectives on the vietnam war historical. The definitive history of modern vietnam, lauded as groundbreaking. Each book in the seminar studies series provides a concise and reliable introduction to a wide range of complex historical events and debates, covering topics in british, european, us and world history from the early modern period to the present day. Hsp has recently developed an unit plan about the vietnam war, american views on the vietnam war, that can help teach about this difficult subject. Before making comparisons, before drawing lessons about the vietnam war in any meaningful way, it is important to understand the vietnam war from a factual and up to date perspective. It reflected the upheaval of the 1960s, in which young people fought for civil rights and opposed the vietnam war.

Woodstock, in fact, inspired many to participate in the mass demonstrations that followed. Quynh fled from vietnam after the vietnam war, having experienced the conflict and the ensuing communist regime. Archaeological findings from 1965, still under research, show the remains of two hominins closely related to sinanthropus, dating as far back as the middle pleistocene era, roughly half a million years ago. Learn more about the films soundtrack and original score and explore modern versions of vietnamera. Their lives were disrupted and they faced many challenges in the camps. The womens liberation movement perspectives on modern world history by sylvia engdahl.

The sheer volume of books on the war grows daily and addresses a broad spectrum. It reveals americas war as an international event that reverberated all over the world, and addresses political, military, and diplomatic issues no less than the cultural and intellectual consequences. A history professor and woodstock veteran argues that woodstock was not a time of innocence. First he retraces vietnam s 2,000 year struggle to become and stay independent and how the united states went from ally to aggressor a result of shifting from fighting colonialism to opposing communism after world war ii. Some of these are fiction books about vietnam war based on factual information, whilst others include some of the best books on vietnam history of the war.

He teaches courses on the civil war, world war ii, vietnam, americans in combat, and the broad sweep of american military history. This book presents new perspectives on the vietnam war, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history. Hall crossroads chronologically arranges 11 chapterlong essays by as many vietnam scholars, whose works devote detailed retrospective descriptions to all perspectives relevant to the war, from. Using the latest archival research in china, russia, and vietnam, this book places the vietnam war in a broader international context by providing the various perspectives of the war as seen by the major international actors. Many americans cite the vietnam war as the beginning of their disillusionment with military and federal leadership. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam.

The titanic perspectives on modern world history by daniel gaetanbeltran. The conveners the editors of this book of the september 1989 four anniversaries china conference in annapolis, asked the contributors to look back from that point in time to consider four major events in modern chinese history in the perspective of the rapid changes that were shaping the chinese society, economy, polity, and sense of place in the world in the 1980s, a time. Compared to wars such as world war i and world war ii, the goal was not always apparent, the fighting was messy, and there was no clear winner. This book presents perspectives on the vietnam war, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history. The author of a new book on the dam buster squadron tells us about works of fiction or memoir that show the horror of the second world war in a human light and with fresh immediacy. My book is about my months in vietnam as an m60 machine gunner in f. The 10 best books about war from the letters of an early 19thcentury rifleman to a housewifes account of the second world war, max hastings, military historian and ex war. Enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library.

Its just presented with different facts, lists, and information about the war, soldiers, countries, weapons, and other stuff. Tell me about the first book on your list, a rumor of war 1977. An overview midori takagi during world war ii, japanese americans were forced to relocate to internment camps in often very remote areas. Told entirely from suzys perspective, it deals with confusion, anxiety. Adaptation and survival among vietnam s highland peoples during the vietnam war by.

Historians at war national association of scholars. The vietnam war perspectives on modern world history library binding february 24. In the course of the long and bitter debates over the vietnam war during the. Throughout the war, european imperialist powers required many colonies to contribute manpower and resources to the war effort. How young vietnamese view the vietnam war the atlantic. However, around chapter ten author becomes very preachy and makes it known he was antiwar and the tone became very biased. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. The vietnam war an australian perspective compiled from records and historical articles by r freshfield introduction what is referred to as the vietnam war began for the us in the early 1950s when it deployed military advisors to support south vietnam forces. Five key legacies of the vietnam war stand out as having shaped the nation and indeed, continue to do so today, writes rudy deleon.

Intent on using the warfighting methods they had honed in europe in world war ii. Vietnamese perspectives on the war in vietnam digital commons. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Two sides to every story perspectives on world history and. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. An interactive modern history adventure by michael burgan. A new history, christopher goscha, an americanborn history professor at the universite du quebec a montreal, who has published several books and articles dealing with indochina and vietnam, utilizes new research and new perspectives in a balanced account of this southeast asian country. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. The penguin history of modern vietnam is published by allen lane. And unlike my ap history book, the vietnamese textbook i read contained little. Next on your list of vietnam war books is one written from the perspective of the viet cong.

The vietnam war is the pivotal political event of the baby boom generation, one that shaped attitudes and motivated actions that continue to have profound personal and national consequences. Perspectives on modern world history series librarything. Featured in the book are, top, russian soldier maria bochkareva and, below, elsie. Americas wars have inspired some of the world s best literature, and the vietnam war is no exception. I was looking for a good book on the vietnam war, neither pro or con, just the facts. The vietnam war in vietnamese, american, and world history jstor. This book, vietnam war is one of the books in the eyewitness books so it is a book full of facts and information about the vietnam war. Above, the book jacket for forest park author kathryn atwoods historical perspective on women in world war i. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. While most peopleliberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alikeagree that the united states did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, attributing the quagmire to everything from domestic politics to the press. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. Few histories of the vietnam war shy away from contentious questions.

It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern american history. One 12thgrade history book i read meticulously detailed the number of south vietnamese and. Questions in general what do you think were the effects of this on americans attitudes. The vietnam war was the secondlongest war in united states history, after the war in afghanistan promises and commitments to the people and government of south vietnam to keep communist forces from overtaking them reached back into the truman administration. Although nationstates still might have eventually developed even without war, their development was accelerated by war. Woodstock she actively opposed the vietnam war and became a reporter. How we name and define this most controversial of american wars is.

Modern memory, for canonizing a small group of male soldierwriters siegfried. By the early 1990s, when i began studying the vietnam war, the american public had largely lost interest in the history of that conflict. The epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. An intriguing analysis that challenges the view that cold war anticommunism was primarily responsible for american military intervention in vietnam.

Highlights issues of nationalism, culture, gender, and race. Vietnams role in one of the cold wars longest conflicts has meant that its. Neal ulevich, pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist alan jaffe, vietnam war veteran dr. The penguin history of modern vietnam paperback international edition, september 26, 2017.

Perspectives from the vietnam war anythink libraries. The vietnam war, which had about onefifth of the casualties of world war ii but had lasted three times as long, had changed the country as much as the greatest cataclysm in world history. Perspectives on modern world history explore the most significant events of our time multinational perspectives to engage students and develop criticalthinking skills 1800877gale new series. The civil war and world war ii were the wars that historians were advised to cover if they wanted to reach the public. From ancient to modern warfare, there are titles covering virtually all conflicts throughout the history of mankind. Whilst some of these books are a bit older, they are still brilliant to read and give you great insight into the war.

The best books on perspectives of world war ii a five books. Covering world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war, this book does an exceptional job illuminating the psychological aspects of wartime on those who do the killing. It starts with some excellent historical background that explains how indo china fought in the 2nd world war against the japanese with the allies. War, then, indirectly contributed to these advances.

Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. Michael burgan explores various perspectives on the vietnam war and those involved in it. In his first book, mcmaster, a us army major and persian gulf war veteran, and a historian who has taught at west point, zeroes in on the actions of lyndon johnson and his top advisers from the time lbj became president in november 1963 to the. Perspectives on modern world history from greenhaven press offers a fresh look from multiple perspectives at momentous events in. For specialists of modern vietnam, the book challenges. Many thought the united states involvement in vietnam s affairs was a mistake, and the opposition to the war defined a generation. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. By 1972, the idea that vietnam posed a threat to cold war america was so discredited, it sometimes sounded as if americas only remaining war aim was to. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Drawing upon the latest research in archives in china, russia, and vietnam, mark lawrence creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war. World map 10 chapter 1 background on the japanese american internment camps 1.

Vietnam wars ambiguities through lives of those profoundly shaped. The vietnam war in popular culture by ron milam, editor. May 11, 2017 the 50 modern war books every man should read. Thousands and thousands died in the war on all sides. Ancient history early modern history historical figures medieval history. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. How do you think this effected the young men who were. This volume introduces and provides a brief overview of major factors that contributed to the war in vietnam. Different perspectives during the vietnam war by grace. Vietnam war military history oxford bibliographies.