Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land

The Vietnam War Revisited

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Description

Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'.

“This is a superb and compelling reexamination of the major historical, political, and ethical issues that continue to smoulder many decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War, I highly recommend Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land. It is among the best books of its kind that I've encountered over the last dozen years.” - Tom O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried

First-hand accounts, maps and contemporary photographs, analysis from the soldiers involved and new perspectives from combatants on both sides provide an incisive investigation into a fascinating and terrible war.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Chronology

Chapter 1: Introduction
An American War?
Dr Andrew Wiest

Chapter 2: The French Indochina War
1946–54
Martin Windrow

Chapter 3: Fight for the Long Haul
The War as Seen by a Soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam
Bui Tin

Chapter 4: The Road South
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
Dr John Prados

Chapter 5: The War Outside Vietnam
Cambodia and Laos
Professor Kenton Clymer

Chapter 6: A View from the Other Side of the Story
Reflections of a South Vietnamese Soldier
Lieutenant General Lam Quang Thi

Chapter 7: Caught in the Crossfire
The Civilian Experience
Le Ly Hayslip & Dien Pham

Chapter 8: Diggers and Kiwis
Australian and New Zealand Experience in Vietnam
Professor Jeffrey Grey

Chapter 9: The Conduct of the War
Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics, and Policy
Lewis Sorley

Chapter 10: On the Ground
The US Experience
Bernard Edelman

Chapter 11: “Swatting Flies with a Sledgehammer”
The Air War
Professor Ronald B. Frankum, Jr.

Chapter 12: Battle for the Mekong
The River War in Vietnam
Professor R. Blake Dunnavent

Chapter 13: Tactics in a Different War
Adapting US Doctrine
Gordon L. Rottman

Chapter 14: The “Living-Room War”
Media and Public Opinion in a Limited War
Professor Daniel C. Hallin

Chapter 15: The Final Act – And After
The Legacy of War
Arnold R. Isaacs

Endnotes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Product details

Published May 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 316
ISBN 9781782003250
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 16 col
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Andrew Wiest

Dr Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Profes…

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