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The Vietnam War In The Pacific World
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Author : Brian Cuddy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Vietnam War In The Pacific World written by Brian Cuddy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Electronic books categories.
"Fifty years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords signaled the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, the war's mark on the Pacific world remains. The essays gathered here offer an essential, postcolonial interpretation of a struggle rooted not only in Indochinese history but also in the wider Asia Pacific region. Extending the Vietnam War's historiography away from a singular focus on American policies and experiences and toward fundamental regional dynamics, the book reveals a truly global struggle that made the Pacific world what it is today"--
The Vietnam War In The Pacific World
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Author : Brian Cuddy
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2022-10-05
The Vietnam War In The Pacific World written by Brian Cuddy and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-05 with History categories.
Fifty years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords signaled the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, the war's mark on the Pacific world remains. The essays gathered here offer an essential, postcolonial interpretation of a struggle rooted not only in Indochinese history but also in the wider Asia Pacific region. Extending the Vietnam War's historiography away from a singular focus on American policies and experiences and toward fundamental regional dynamics, the book reveals a truly global struggle that made the Pacific world what it is today. Contributors include: David L. Anderson, Mattias Fibiger, Zach Fredman, Marc Jason Gilbert, Alice S. Kim, Mark Atwood Lawrence, Jason Lim, Jana K. Lipman, Greg Lockhart, S. R. Joey Long, Christopher Lovins, Mia Martin Hobbs, Boi Huyen Ngo, Wen-Qing Ngoei, Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen, Noriko Shiratori, Lisa Tran, A. Gabrielle Westcott
Empires On The Pacific
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Author : Robert S. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2001-11-14
Empires On The Pacific written by Robert S. Thompson and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-14 with History categories.
By moving China to center stage, Robert Smith Thompson expands the traditional boundaries of the Pacific Theater of World War II and casts the conflict in an entirely new light. What is commonly viewed as a discrete military conflict between an aggressive Japan with imperial ambitions and a reluctant, passive America now becomes the stuff of Greek tragedy. The overreaching British Empire is waning, yet is unwilling to relinquish its foothold in China, while an increasingly ambitious Japan is determined to dominate the region and conquer China as part of that plan. Enter the young upstart, America, with imperial ambitions of its own in Asia. The United States meant to replace Britain as the dominant power in Asia and saw Japan as a direct threat to that dominance. For Franklin Delano Roosevelt and for the United States, the war with Japan had little to do with revenge for Pearl Harbor. Japan would have to be vanquished so that it would never again be an imperial rival.This recasting of the Asian conflict profoundly alters our understanding not just of World War II in the Pacific but also of what followed in the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. Revisionist history at its best, Empires on the Pacific will provoke discussion and debate and it will alter our view of what many still consider the last "good war."Interest in WWII has never been higher: The summertime release of Touchstone Pictures' blockbuster Pearl Harbor-accompanied by Basic Books' own Pearl Harbor (April 19 release)-will create tremendous interest in the Pacific theater of WWII. Timely publication: The book anticipates the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 2001. Striking, revisionist, controversial: America's wartime actions in the Pacific were not revenge for Pearl Harbor but were part of America's larger imperial ambitions to replace the British Empire as the dominant force in Asia, and, especially, in China. America won the war with Japan but lost the peace, which led, inevitably, to the Korean War and to the war in Vietnam. A long overdue explanation of what America's war against Japan was all about-in a word: China.
The Army In The Pacific
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Author : James C. McNaughton
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-08-08
The Army In The Pacific written by James C. McNaughton and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-08 with Military art and science categories.
The experiences of the U.S. Army in the Pacific provide significant insight into the complexity and uncertainty we face today. At a time when our Nation's leaders have called for a renewed emphasis on the Pacific, and many of our Soldiers have spent much of the last decade engaged in other parts of the world, it is important to review our long-standing engagement in this critical region. The Pacific has always played a significant role for the United States. Today, seven of ten of the largest armies in the world are in the Pacific and there are approximately 66,000 U.S. Soldiers stationed in the region. They are the modern day standard-bearers of an Army tradition dating back to 1803, when Lewis and Clark first gazed on the Pacific after leading the Corps of Discovery across the North American continent. In the future, this role will increase in significance as the Pacific becomes host to some of the world's largest populations, militaries, and economies. Whether it was the intense combat in World War II or disaster relief in northern Japan in 2011, the Army's experience in the Pacific is replete with lessons for the future. As this work clearly illustrates, the Army has conducted almost every conceivable mission in the Pacific region. From training Philippine forces in the 1920s to working as part of an international force in the 1930s, the Army learned and adapted to changes in the environment. Changes in national requirements caused the Army to transition from intense combat in Korea and Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s to training and building partner capacity in Thailand and Japan in the 1990s. Simply put, the Pacific experience illustrates the breadth of missions the U.S. Army has conducted and provides a useful backdrop for those the Army must be prepared for in the future. The first chapter of this history describes the Army's forty-year engagement with the many diverse cultures, people, and languages of the Pacific. From these formative experiences rose Army leaders like Generals Marshall and MacArthur, who understood the complexity and interdependence of regions, cultures, and religions. In the future, as technology lowers barriers to communications and travel, building on a similarly well-developed understanding of the many dynamic factors present in this environment will be increasingly important. The Pacific also provides examples of joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational operations. From the first time U.S. Army Soldiers sailed to the Philippines on Navy ships, through joint amphibious operations in the central Pacific, to multinational operations in the Korean Conflict and more recently, humanitarian relief operations in Japan, the Army has demonstrated the capability to operate in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational environment. Soldiers and leaders can expect to build on these capabilities to provide the desired effects to achieve our Nation's objectives. Most importantly, this history is a timely reminder that change is the nature of the Army profession. The second and third chapters, dealing with World War II and the Cold War, relate the complex challenges the Army faced as former adversaries became partners and transnational terrorists threatened the world order. The Army's experience in the Pacific serves as a reminder that the only thing certain is the unexpected. Our Pacific history is one of both valor and strength, and provides the inspiration to secure our Nation's future.
The Vietnam War
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Author : Chris McNab
language : en
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-07-18
The Vietnam War written by Chris McNab and has been published by Amber Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-18 with History categories.
The Vietnam War is an account of the 6,000-day conflict in Southeast Asia. The lucid, authoritative text includes eye-witness accounts of the battles and incidents of America’s undeclared war, and provides a graphic and compelling account of one of the most brutal conflicts of modern history.
West Across The Pacific
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Author : Hilary Conroy
language : en
Publisher: Cambria Press
Release Date : 2008
West Across The Pacific written by Hilary Conroy and has been published by Cambria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
This book addresses the problem of a country telling a grand narrative to itself that does not hold up under closer examination, a narrative that leads to possibly avoidable war. In particular, the book explains and questions the narrative the United States was telling itself about East Asia and the Pacific in the late 1930s, with (in retrospect) the Pacific War only a few years away. Through empirical methods, it details how the standard narrative failed to understand what was really happening based on documents that later became available. The documents researched are from the Diet Library in Japan, the Foreign Office in London, the National Archives in Washington, the University of Hawai'i library in Honolulu and several other primary sources. This research reveals opportunities unexplored that involve lessons of seeing things from the "other side's" point of view and of valuing the contribution of "in-between" people who tried to be peacemakers. The crux of the standard narrative was that the United States, unlike European imperialist powers, involved itself in East Asia in order to bring openness (the Open Door) and democracy; and that it was increasingly confronted by an opposing force, Japan, that had imperial, closed, and undemocratic designs. This standard American narrative was later opposed by a revisionist narrative that found the United States culpable of a "neo-imperialism," just as the European powers and Japan were guilty of "imperialism." However, what West Across the Pacific shows is that, while there is indubitably some truth in both the "standard" and the "revisionist" versions, more careful documentary research reveals that the most important thing "lost" in the 1898-1941 period may have been the real opportunity for mutual recognition and understanding, for cooler heads and more neutral "realistic" policies to emerge; and for more attention to the standpoint of the common men and women caught up in the migrations of the period. West Across the Pacific is both a contribution to peace research in history and to a foreign policy guided modestly by empiricism and realism as the most reliable method. It is a must read for diplomats and people concerned about diplomacy, as it probes the microcosms of diplomatic negotiations. This brings special relevance and approachability as yet another generation of Americans returns from war and occupation in Iraq. The book also speaks to Vietnam veterans, by drawing lessons from the Japanese war in China for the American war in Vietnam. This is particularly true of the conclusion, co-authored by distinguished Vietnam specialist Sophie Quinn-Judge.
The Vietnam War
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Author : James Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2018-10-11
The Vietnam War written by James Schmidt and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-11 with History categories.
“The Vietnam War: Why the United States Failed” provides valuable insight into the war that no other author has provided. It reveals a highly effective automated battlefield that employed mechanical ambushes in the latter years of the war. In order to maintain operational security during the war of this automated battlefield, infantry troops in the field kept its use from journalists and out of the media. Therefore, the public and only a few within the military are aware of how effective it was in Vietnam. The commander of one of the most successful infantry companies during the Vietnam War makes a strong case that the war was winnable if God would have provided our leaders the wisdom and creativity to employ the correct tactics. “The Vietnam War” explains why the most powerful military in the world failed in the Vietnam War. It explains why and how God intervened in both victory and defeat within the war. Uncover both the flawed tactics that led to America’s defeat, and the tactics that would have led to victory if used throughout the war. Learn the most important lesson from the Vietnam War and what America must do to prevent another similar defeat. “The Vietnam War” provides evidence of the power of Jesus Christ and serves as a warning to America to return to the Bible as its moral compass.
Tower Of Skulls A History Of The Asia Pacific War July 1937 May 1942
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Author : Richard B. Frank
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Tower Of Skulls A History Of The Asia Pacific War July 1937 May 1942 written by Richard B. Frank and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with History categories.
“A sweeping epic.… Promises to do for the war in the Pacific what Rick Atkinson did for Europe.” —James M. Scott, author of Rampage In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many levels with their profound twenty-first-century legacies. In this first volume of a trilogy, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank draws on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence to tell an epic story that gave birth to the world we live in now.
Soldiering Through Empire
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Author : Simeon Man
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-02-06
Soldiering Through Empire written by Simeon Man and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with History categories.
Securing Asia for Asians : making the U.S. transnational security state -- Colonial intimacies and counterinsurgency : the Philippines, South Vietnam, and the United States -- Race war in paradise : Hawai'i's Vietnam War -- Working the subempire : Philippine and South Korean military labor in Vietnam -- Fighting "gooks" : Asian Americans and the Vietnam War -- A world becoming : the GI movement and the decolonizing Pacific
The Early Air War In The Pacific
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Author : Ralph F. Wetterhahn
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-11-15
The Early Air War In The Pacific written by Ralph F. Wetterhahn and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-15 with History categories.
During the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. But after major setbacks at Midway and Guadalcanal, the empire's expansion stalled, in part due to flaws in aircraft design, strategy and command. This book offers a fresh analysis of the air war in the Pacific during the early phases of World War II. Details are included from two expeditions conducted by the author that reveal the location of an American pilot missing in the Philippines since 1942 and clear up a controversial account involving famed Japanese ace Saburo Sakai and U.S. Navy pilot James "Pug" Southerland.