Iraq and Vietnam
Title | Iraq and Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Record |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
ISBN | 1428910387 |
Vietnam in Iraq
Title | Vietnam in Iraq PDF eBook |
Author | David Ryan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 2007-01-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134135270 |
More than most post-1970 conflicts involving US forces, the conflict in Iraq has been fought out against a background of frequently invoked memories from the era of the Vietnam War. The essays in this book offer a series of perspectives on connections and parallels between the Vietnam War and the 2003 invasion of, and conflict in, Iraq. The contributors particularly examine the impact of the Vietnam analogy on the War in Iraq, assessing the military tactical lessons learned from the Vietnam War and exploring the influence and persistence of its legacy in US politics, culture and diplomacy. The volume holds up to original interrogation some commonly held assumptions about historical analogy, and several distinguished authorities on the Vietnam War era, in particular, offer their thoughts on the value and applicability of Vietnam-Iraq parallels. If most contributions point out some obvious dissimilarities between the two eras, notably the transformed post-Cold War international environment, the similarities, particularly those relating to the problems of cultural misunderstanding, are also apparent. Vietnam in Iraq will be of great interest for all students and researchers of the Iraq War, strategic studies, international relations and American politics.
Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam
Title | Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Lloyd C. Gardner |
Publisher | New Press, The |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2008-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1595583459 |
From the launch of the "Shock and Awe" invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of Vietnam. This new book makes clear that something closer to the opposite is true--that U.S. foreign policy makers have learned little from the past, even as they have been obsessed with the "Vietnam Syndrome." Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam brings together the country's leading historians of the Vietnam experience. Examining the profound changes that have occurred in the country and the military since the Vietnam War, celebrated historians Marilyn B. Young and Lloyd Gardner have assembled a distinguished group to consider how America has again found itself in the midst of a war in which there is no chance of a speedy victory or a sweeping regime change. Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam explores how the "Vietnam Syndrome" fits into the contemporary debate about the purpose and exercise of American power in the world. With contributions from some of the most renowned analysts of American history and foreign policy, this is an essential recovery of the forgotten and misbegotten lessons of Vietnam. Contributors: Christian G. Appy Andrew J. Bacevich David Elliott Alex Danchev Elizabeth L. Hillman Gabriel Kolko Walter LaFeber Wilfried Mausbach Alfred W. McCoy Gareth Porter John Prados Marilyn B. Young
Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power
Title | Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Brigham |
Publisher | Public Affairs |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2008-07-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1586484990 |
The book that answers the question on everybody's mind--with wisdom and authority that cannot be ignored
Unreconstructed
Title | Unreconstructed PDF eBook |
Author | Teddy Bitner |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2007-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1411656369 |
This book reviews America's journey from Vietnam to the War on Terror. Bitner assesses the myths of Vietnam and Iraq, the impact of the "Reagan Doctrine" on the end of the Cold War, and surveys America's wars of the 1990's.
Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam
Title | Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | Lloyd C. Gardner |
Publisher | The New Press |
Pages | 479 |
Release | 2011-07-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1595587373 |
Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer “history at its best, meaning, at its most useful.” —Howard Zinn From the launch of the “Shock and Awe” invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished” two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of Vietnam. This new book makes clear that something closer to the opposite is true—that US foreign policy makers have learned little from the past, even as they have been obsessed with the “Vietnam Syndrome.” Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam brings together the country’s leading historians of the Vietnam experience. Examining the profound changes that have occurred in the country and the military since the Vietnam War, this book assembles a distinguished group to consider how America found itself once again in the midst of a quagmire—and the continuing debate about the purpose and exercise of American power. Also includes contributions from: Alex Danchev * David Elliott * Elizabeth L. Hillman * Gabriel Kolko * Walter LaFeber * Wilfried Mausbach * Alfred W. McCoy * Gareth Porter “Essential.” —Bill Moyers
Televising War
Title | Televising War PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Hoskins |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2004-06-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780826473066 |
Our relationship with the past-whether judgment, celebration, commemoration or denial—has become an important part of public culture. This book explores the relationship between televisual communication and memory—focusing on the conflicts that have disrupted and changed our world over the past 50 years—with particular reference to the current war in Iraq. Case studies cover the Holocaust, Vietnam, both Gulf Wars and Kosovo. Though the Vietnam War was extensively televised, it was framed within a domestic U.S. context. By the time of the latest Gulf War and Kosovo the coverage of warfare was both more immediate and more global. Hoskins illustrates this with a comparative critique of individual countries' national media framing of war (including Middle Eastern perspectives) in contrast to the so-called "global" viewpoint of satellite news networks such as CNN. Televising War examines the intertwining of self, society and media that influences our understanding of both past and present.