|
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
|
Buy Now
The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict - Volume I, The Setting of the Stage to 1959 (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,046
Discovery Miles 10 460
|
|
|
The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict - Volume I, The Setting of the Stage to 1959 (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Although the American involvement in Vietnam is most often thought
of in terms of its army and air forces, the United States Navy also
had a significant presence in Southeast Asia from 1945 on. Its role
in the immediate post-World War II era, its support of French
forces up to the fall of Dien Bien Phu, and the run-up to a more
substantial direct American involvement in the late 1950s is
particularly obscure. "The United States Navy and the Vietnam
Conflict: Volume I, The Setting of the Stage to 1959," the first in
a series, provides the needed historical background for the period
up to 1959 to assist readers in understanding naval roles in the
Vietnam era, how these roles evolved, their relationships to other
forms of power and influences, strategic considerations, and the
impact of naval power on the conflict. It also traces the story of
the Vietnam-related actions of the Navy through the initial period
of American military aid to the British and French and the first
five years that followed the French-Viet Minh War. Among the topic
treated are the little-known American role in transporting
Nationalist Chinese troops from Haiphong back to China in 1945,
American military aid to the French prior to 1954, evacuation of
Vietnamese civilians from the north at the end of that year -
including the role of Lieutenant (jg) Doctor Thomas A. Dooley - and
the training and equipping of the navy of the Republic of Vietnam
up through 1959. In addition to the operational details, "The
Setting of the Stage to 1959" also documents the administrative and
diplomatic background, including the effects of the creation and
implementation of the new U.S. Department of Defense and the
behind-the-scenes discussion of possible American intervention to
assist the French on the eve of their defeat. Students of the roots
of American involvement in Indochina and naval historians will find
The Setting of the Stage to 1959 a valuable resource in deciphering
the tangled and prolonged American presence in Southeast Asia.
Originally published in 1976 by the Naval History Division, United
States Department of the Navy. 436 pages. maps. ill.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
