The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited

Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited

by Andrew Wiest (Author)

  • New

    Paperback 2008

    $15.35
Synopsis

Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'. First-hand accounts, maps and contemporary photographs, analysis from the soldiers involved and new perspectives from combatants on both sides provide an incisive investigation into a fascinating and terrible war.

$15.35

Save:$3.60 (19%)

Quantity

Temporarily out of stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 10 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 1846032164
ISBN 13: 9781846032165

Media Reviews
*Starred* review in Library Journal -
Wiest has collected 15 uniformly excellent new essays by highly regarded scholars, veterans, and victims from differing military, political, and academic perspectives to present the war in a global context... This accessible, multilayered overview will appeal to general readers and to specialists who want a good supplementary text for Vietnam War-era courses.
Strongly recommended for academic and public libraries.
*Starred* review in Library Journal -
Wiest has collected 15 uniformly excellent new essays by highly regarded scholars, veterans, and victims from differing military, political, and academic perspectives to present the war in a global context... This accessible, multilayered overview will appeal to general readers and to specialists who want a good supplementary text for Vietnam War-era courses.
Strongly recommended for academic and public libraries.
Wiest has collected 15 uniformly excellent new essays by highly regarded scholars, veterans, and victims from differing military, political, and academic perspectives to present the war in a global context... This accessible, multilayered overview will appeal to general readers and to specialists who want a good supplementary text for Vietnam War-era courses. Strongly recommended for academic and public libraries. --starred review, Library Journal
Author Bio
Andrew Wiest is Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he co-directs the Vietnam Studies Program and the university's Center for the Study of War and Society. He also has served as a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and Visiting Professor in the Department of Warfighting Strategy at the United States Airforce Air War College. He is the author of many books including: Haig: The Evolution of a Commander (Potomac, 2005); The Vietnam War, 1956-1975 (Osprey, 2002); War in the Age of Technology (edited with Geoffrey Jensen, NYU Press, 2001); and Passchendaele and the Royal Navy (Greenwood, 1995). The author lives in Hattiesburg, MS.