Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life (Problems in American History)

In this volume, Robert Buzzanco examines the role America played in the Vietnam War and demonstrates how the consequences of this involvement helped create, radicalize and alter social and political life in the United States. Buzzanco generates fresh and intriguing insights that will inspire both students and general readers as they approach this dramatically, divisive, volatile and ultimately crucial period of American history.

First sentence: On the third night of Tet, the Vietnamese lunar new year, in 1788, the Emperor Quang Trung, leader of the Tay Son movement, drove on Hanoi with his elephant brigade.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Blackwell Publishers

Editions

2

Pages

276

ISBN

9781577180937

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