VIETNAM, AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, AND THE USES OF HISTORY

Lessons Americans have learned from Vietnam are discussed, and reasons why they lack validity are presented. Among other things, US conclusions are based on superficial historical knowledge and faulty historical reasoning.

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Published in:The Virginia quarterly review 1990-01, Vol.66 (1), p.1-16
Main Author: HERRING, GEORGE C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Foreign policy
Foreign relations
History
Reasoning
United States
Vietnam War
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-75
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Summary:Lessons Americans have learned from Vietnam are discussed, and reasons why they lack validity are presented. Among other things, US conclusions are based on superficial historical knowledge and faulty historical reasoning.
ISSN:0042-675X
2154-6932