Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War the end of the American century

In Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War, David F. Shmitz provides students of US history and the Vietnam era with an up-to-date analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy in a brief and accessible book that addresses the main controversies of the Nixon years. Richard Nixon came into office seeking a decis...

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Main Author: Schmitz, David F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield [2014]
Series:Vietnam--America in the war years
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