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The Path to Vietnam by Andrew J. Rotter

The Path to Vietnam

Origins of the American Commitment to Southeast Asia

Andrew J. Rotter

Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · January 22, 1988

What path led Americans to Vietnam?

20th-Century AmericaVietnam War HistorySoutheast Asian History
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Who it’s for
Andrew Rotter traces the complex reasons the United States committed aid to Southeast Asia in 1950.
Genres
Vietnam War History, Southeast Asian History, 20th-Century America
Published
Cornell University Press, January 22, 1988

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About this book

What path led Americans to Vietnam? Why and how did the United States become involved in this conflict? Drawing on materials from published and unpublished sources in America and Great Britain, historian Andrew Rotter uncovers and analyzes the surprisingly complex reasons for America's fateful decision to provide economic and military aid to the nations of Southeast Asia in May 1950.

The 1950 Aid Decision

Andrew Rotter traces the complex reasons the United States committed aid to Southeast Asia in 1950.

Come here for

  • The reasons behind America’s 1950 aid decision in Southeast Asia
  • Sources from America and Great Britain

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  • Analysis of the decision to provide economic and military aid
  • Published and unpublished sources from America and Great Britain

Where it sits

Vietnam War History99%
Southeast Asian History36%
20th-Century America26%

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Publisher categories

  • Vietnam War History
  • 20th-Century America
  • Southeast Asian History
Authors
Andrew J. Rotter
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Published
January 22, 1988
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Vietnam War History