Approaching Vietnam: From World War II Through Dienbienphu, 1941-1954

by Lloyd C. Gardner

Book Overview

The first Vietnam War, a war of diplomatic maneuver and decisions made from afar, began in 1941, while the fires of World War II raged. With masterly command of documents never before analyzed in a book. Lloyd C. Gardner paints an absorbing picture of the events of that fateful period.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393025403
• ISBN13: 9780393025408
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Stunnning work! Great factual basis for anyone wishing to research the French Vietnam War.