The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of English-Language (Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies)

390 Pages·2007·1.89 MB·English

by  Louis Peake

Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies
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John Grodzinski
The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954–1975
Louis A. Peake
A Selected Annotated Bibliography of
English-Language Sources
Louis A. Peake
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To my wife, Linda, who shared in this endeavor;
to my son, Ethan, who learned from my research;
and to the thousands of Americans who fought
and died in the Vietnam War.

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
I General Reference 5
A. Bibliographies 5
B. Guides and Indexes 8
1. Guides to Periodicals 8
2. Indexes to Newspapers 9
C. Documentary Collections 9
D. Journals 13
1. Official and Semiofficial 13
2. Other 14
E. Atlases and Maps 16
F. Archives, Depositories, and Collections 17
G. Miscellaneous Reference Works 18
II Southeast Asia 23
A. General Studies 23
B. United States and Southeast Asia 30
1. General 30
2. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) 34
3. Sino-Soviet Relations 35
C. Cambodia 38
1. General 38
2. Cambodia and the Vietnam War 40
D. Laos 43
1. General 43
2. Laos and the Vietnam War 44
E. Thailand 47
1. General 47
2. Thailand and the Vietnam War 49
III Vietnam 51
A. General Studies 51
B. The French Experience 57
C. The Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) 60
1. General Studies 60
2. U.S. Aid 65
3. Leaders 66
4. South Vietnamese Accounts of the War 67
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D. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) 69
1. General Studies 69
2. Communist Relations and Influence 72
3. National Liberation Movement/Viet Cong –
Historical and Political Studies 74
4. Leaders 77
5. North Vietnamese Accounts of the War 79
E. Collapse of South Vietnam 83
IV Vietnam and the United States Government 87
A. General Accounts of U.S. Involvement 87
B. Vietnam and American Foreign Policy 101
1. General 101
2. Eisenhower Administration 111
3. Kennedy Administration 113
4. Johnson Administration 115
5. Nixon Administration 121
6. Ford Administration 125
C. U.S. Congress and the Vietnam War 126
D. Legal and Moral Issues 127
E. Vietnam and the United Nations 130
F. U.S. Military Policy/Joint Chiefs of Staff 130
G. Peace Negotiations and Cease-Fires 132
H. Allied Participation 136
V The Vietnam War 139
A. General Studies 139
B. Specific Studies 145
1. Strategy, Tactics, and Doctrine 145
2. Leadership 148
3. Military Advisors 149
4. Guerrilla Warfare/Counterinsurgency 151
5. Logistics and Manpower Requirements 155
6. Chemical Warfare 156
7. Psychological/Political Warfare 158
8. Pacification/Vietnamization 159
9. African-American/Native American/Chicano Soldiers 161
10. Women 163
11. Other Subjects 164
C. Weapons 167
1. Land 167
2. Air 169
3. Naval/Riverine 171
D. Uniforms, Equipment, Decorations, and Militaria 171
Contents ix
VI The American Military Experience in Vietnam 177
A. Combat Operations 177
1. Land War 177
2. Air War 186
3. Naval War 195
4. Personal Accounts 199
B. Combat Arms – United States 209
1. U.S. Air Force 209
2. U.S. Army 212
3. U.S. Coast Guard 221
4. U.S. Marine Corps 223
5. U.S. Merchant Marine 227
6. U.S. Navy 227
C. Allied Arms 230
1. Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) 230
2. Australia 233
3. New Zealand 234
4. Republic of Korea (South Korea) 235
5. Thailand 236
6. The Philippines 237
D. Enemy Arms 237
1. North Vietnam 237
2. Viet Cong 238
VII The Media War 241
A. General Accounts 241
B. Television Coverage 243
C. Correspondents/Journalists/Reporters 244
D. Foreign Coverage 247
VIII The Vietnam War in Literature, Film, Music, and Art 249
A. Literature Resources 249
B. Novels 250
C. Poetry 263
D. Film 265
1. Guides 265
2. Official Films 266
3. Documentary 268
4. Commercial 272
E. Pictorial Records 273
F. Music 276
G. Art 277
H. Humor and Caricature 279
I. Other 279