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Approaching Vietnam : From World War II Through Dienbienphu

by Lloyd C. Gardner
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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.

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Book Details

Published
November 8, 1989
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Pages
444
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780393305784

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