Armor

Books about Armor

Based on new archival research in many countries, this volume broadens the context of the U.S. intervention in Vietnam. Its primary focus is on relations between China and Vietnam in the mid-twentieth century; but the book also deals with China's relations with Cambodia, U.S. dealings with both China and Vietnam,

The rise of the media presidency through radio and television broadcasts has heightened the importance of presidential rhetoric, giving way to the rise of professional speechwriters. Yet the reliance of presidents on their speechwriters has varied with the rhetorical skill of the officeholder himself. The chapters here give insight into

Recent U.S. military interventions in Kosovo and Iraq have stirred public memories of the long and costly Vietnam conflict. Scholars and strategists, military leaders and media continue to raise questions such as what motivated the Vietnamese to wage a protracted conflict first against the French and later against the Americans

This is the first comprehensive account of Sino-American relations in the Kennedy years.