Why the North Won the Vietnam War

In this new collection of essays on the Vietnam War, eminent scholars of the Second Indo-china conflict consider several key factors that led to the defeat of the United States and its allies. The book adopts a candid and critical look at the United State

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WHY THE NORTH WON

THE VIETNAM WAR

10.1057/9780230108240 - Why The North Won The Vietnam War, Edited by Marc Jason Gilbert

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WHY THE NORTH WON

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THE VIETNAM WAR

© Reserve Officers Association, 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2002 by PALGRAVE™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.I00I0 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd).

ISBN 0-312-29526-X hardback ISBN 0-312-29527-8 paperback Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Why the North won the Vietnam war I [edited] by Marc Jason Gilbert. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-29526-X - ISBN 0-312-29527-8 (pbk.) 1. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 2. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975-Vietnam (Democratic Republic) 1. Gilbert, Marc Jason.

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WHY THE NORTH WON THE VIETNAM WAR

-Senior General Vo Nguyen Giap

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In war) you must win!

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Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments Preface Earl H Tilford, Jr.

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Introduction

Marc Jason Gilbert One

Victory by Other Means: The Foreign Policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

47

William J Duiker Two

Fighting without Allies: The International Dimensions of America's Defeat in Vietnam

77

George C. Herring Three

Why the South Won the American War in Vietnam

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