From World War I to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the 'lessons of history' as they contemplated taking their nation to war. Do these historical analogies actually shape policy, or are they primarily tools of political justification? Yuen Foong Khong argues that leaders use analogies not merely to justify policies but also to perform speci...(展开全部)

A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh’s climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshadowed America’s experience in Vietnam On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a ...(展开全部)

A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh’s climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshadowed America’s experience in Vietnam On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a ...(展开全部)

The Definitive Account Many other authors have written about what they thought happened -- or thought should have happened -- in Vietnam, but it was Henry Kissinger who was there at the epicenter, involved in every decision from the long, frustrating negotiations with the North Vietnamese delegation to America's eventual extrication from the war. Now, for the first time, Kiss...(展开全部)

All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnamese call the American War—a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both nations. From a kaleidoscope of cultural forms—nove...(展开全部)

约瑟夫·古尔登（Joseph Goulden），美国知名政治作家，曾长期从事情报分析工作，后投身新闻业，任《费城问讯报》华盛顿分社主管。古尔登在《朝鲜战争》前一部著作《黄金时代：1945-1950》（The Best Years：1945-1950）中涵盖了从美国对日战争胜利（V-J Days）到朝鲜战争的历史，被美国最权威的文化机构“每月一书俱乐部”选为力荐读物。另一著作《超级律师》（The Superlawyers）登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜达24周之久。 ★译者简介： 于滨，美国斯坦福大学博士，中国社会科学院研究生院硕士，北京外国语大学学士。现任美国文博大学政治系教授 、美国陆军战争学院访问学者，兼上海美国学会资深研究员、北京《外交观察》季刊策划。有中、英文学术著作6本，论文百余篇。 谈锋，毕业于北京大学、中国社会科学院研究生院，曾在美国斯坦...(展开全部)

约瑟夫·古尔登（Joseph Goulden），美国知名政治作家，曾长期从事情报分析工作，后投身新闻业，任《费城问讯报》华盛顿分社主管。古尔登在《朝鲜战争》前一部著作《黄金时代：1945-1950》（The Best Years：1945-1950）中涵盖了从美国对日战争胜利（V-J Days）到朝鲜战争的历史，被美国最权威的文化机构“每月一书俱乐部”选为力荐读物。另一著作《超级律师》（The Superlawyers）登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜达24周之久。 ★译者简介： 于滨，美国斯坦福大学博士，中国社会科学院研究生院硕士，北京外国语大学学士。现任美国文博大学政治系教授 、美国陆军战争学院访问学者，兼上海美国学会资深研究员、北京《外交观察》季刊策划。有中、英文学术著作6本，论文百余篇。 谈锋，毕业于北京大学、中国社会科学院研究生院，曾在美国斯坦...(展开全部)