Vietnam

Nigel Cawthorne

Jan 2009 · Arcturus Publishing

About this ebook

Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided. Many of the 2.7 million Americans who served there suffered psychologically for decades to come and the USA discovered that, for all its might and technological superiority, it could not defeat the ill-equipped peasant army of a small and fiercely determined enemy.

In this concise account, historian Nigel Cawthorne traces the conflict from its inception to its traumatic end. He looks at the political events that led to the war and examines its impact upon both the Americans and the Vietnamese, whose battle for the independence of their country was to leave lingering scars upon the American psyche. Vietnam: A War Lost and Won is an even-handed assessment of a conflict whose wounds would take a generation to heal.

Ratings and reviews

Proud descendants are Americans document their ancestry proudly. The Vietnamese should follow them proudly what they do for their proud.

Wow this is incredible story or book I mean,call of duty Vietnam is next :)

very good book on a long war with great details on all aspects of a sad war.

About the author

Nigel Cawthorne is a graduate of University College, London, where he studied Physics before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for over 35 years. He has written, contributed to and edited over 100 books. Nigel visited Vietnam with the legendary war photographer Tim Page to research material for his book The Bamboo Cage.