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His numerous books include william colby and the cia. Brands, professor of history at university of texas, austin. Kennedy, johnson, and the origins of the vietnam war, published by harvard university press. His books span the wars chronology, and dive into specifics with the. The vietnam war remains the most significant political experience for an entire american generation.
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Stepping back from this overheated fray, bestselling author john prados takes a fresh look at both the war and the debates about it to produce a muchneeded and longoverdue reassessment of one of our nations most tragic episodes. The history of an unwinnable war, 19451975 john prados. This series explores key episodes in the cold war based on the latest archival documentation from the former soviet bloc and newly declassified western sources. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. The ho chi minh trail and the vietnam war, and the hidden history of the vietnam war.
He specializes in history of world war ii, history of the vietnam war, and. The hidden history of the vietnam war by john prados. John prados is a leading historian of national security affairs, intelligence operations, and international security concerns. History of the vietnam war and presidents secret wars ivan dee. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam.
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