{"product_id":"the-vietnam-war-a-military-history-hardcover","title":"The Vietnam War: A Military History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Wawro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive military history of the war in Vietnam\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Vietnam War cast a shadow over the American psyche from the moment it began. In its time it sparked budget deficits, campus protests, and an erosion of US influence around the world. Long after the last helicopter evacuated Saigon, Americans have continued to battle over whether it was ever a winnable war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on thousands of pages of military, diplomatic, and intelligence documents, Geoffrey Wawro's \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e offers a definitive account of a war of choice that was doomed from its inception. In devastating detail, Wawro narrates campaigns where US troops struggled even to find the enemy in the South Vietnamese wilderness, let alone kill sufficient numbers to turn the tide in their favor. Yet the war dragged on, prolonged by presidents and military leaders who feared the political consequences of accepting defeat. In the end, no number of young lives lost or bombs dropped could prevent America's ally, the corrupt South Vietnamese regime, from collapsing the moment US troops retreated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Broad, definitive, and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unsettling, resonant story of the limitations of American power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Wawro\u003c\/b\u003e is University Distinguished Research Professor and director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas and the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eQuicksand: America's Pursuit of Power in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSons of Freedom: The Forgotten American Soldiers Who Defeated Germany in World War I\u003c\/i\u003e. Wawro lives in Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.32 x 6.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978229350701,"sku":"9781541606081","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VPtXdzcD5x9781541606081.webp?v=1775801146","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-vietnam-war-a-military-history-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}