{"product_id":"9781405125277","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 \/ Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts \/ Vietnam War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, Gary R. Hess describes and evaluates the main arguments of scholars, participants, and journalists, both revisionist and orthodox in their approach, as they try to answer fundamental questions of the Vietnam War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly examines the historiography of the Vietnam War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions whether the Vietnam War was lost due to poor strategy and leadership, or was inherently doomed to failure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a bibliographic essay which complements the literature discussed in the text\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. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and a former chair of the U.S. State Department’s Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation. His publications include \u003ci\u003eVietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War 1941-1945\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003ePresidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf \u003c\/i\u003e(2001).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 May 2008\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\u003e9781405125277\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315699904652,"sku":"9781405125277","price":107.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405125277_4b58e028-3f2e-47fa-bc89-c5c7a3ae6360.jpg?v=1780140649","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405125277","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}