{"product_id":"9781118948996","title":"Vietnam Explaining America's Lost War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContesting the Past\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eVietnam\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExplaining America's Lost War\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGary R. Hess\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNow available in a completely revised and updated second edition, \u003ci\u003eVietnam: Explaining America’s Lost War\u003c\/i\u003e is an award-winning historiography of one of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century’s seminal conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at many facets of Vietnam War, examining central arguments of scholars, journalists, and participants and providing evidence on both sides of controversies around this event\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses key debates about the Vietnam War, asking whether the war was necessary for US security; whether President Kennedy would have avoided the war had he lived beyond November 1963; whether negotiation would have been a feasible alternative to war; and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the lessons learned from this war, and how these lessons have affected American national security policy since\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a well-respected scholar in the field in an accessible style for students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGary R. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for forty-five years. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe United States at War, 1941–1945\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2010), \u003ci\u003ePresidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e (rev. ed., 2009), \u003ci\u003eVietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941–1945\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eThe United States’ Emergence as a Southeast Asian Power\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 May 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118948996\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384091275404,"sku":"9781118948996","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118948996.jpg?v=1780235376","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118948996","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}