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Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War: The End of the American Century
By Schmitz, David F.
- ISBN
- 9781442227095 9781442227101
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
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Reviewed on April 1, 2014 | Social Sciences
Citing declassified documents to bolster his premise, Schmitz (history, Whitman Coll.; The Tet Offensive: Politics, War, and Public Opinion) presents Richard Nixon as fighting not one but two failed Vietnam wars during his presidency. From 1969 to 1971, Nixon sought a military victory and a permanent noncommunist government in South Vietnam. From 1971 to 1973, he fought an increasingly desperate second war to achieve an honorable peace and to preserve his presidential reputation. He ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
