The first serious study of the impact of the Vietnam War on the Anglo-American special relationship.
Preface Introduction The Labour Government's Position on Vietnam The Search for an Understanding on Vietnam, January-April 1965 The Search for a Wider Understanding, May-December 1965 The Understandings Tested: January-July 1966 The Collapse of the Understandings, August 1966-February 1968 Conclusion Bibliography
SYLVIA ELLIS is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Northumbria. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle and has published several articles and book chapters on Anglo-American relations in the 1960s.
Ellis makes a fine and original contribution to the
historiographies of the Vietnam War and the special relationship
between the US and Great Britain with this international history of
their allied relations in the shadow of Vietnam. Clearly written
and deeply researched on both sides of the Atlantic, the book
extends the frame of reference for the Vietnam War beyond the
confines of Washington, Saigon, and Hanoi, a recognized
historiographical need. . . . Highly recommended. All levels.
*Choice*
It cannot be said that Ellis changes dramatically our conception of
Anglo-American ties in general or relations concerning Vietnam in
particular; previous authors have made the same general arguments.
What she does, however, on the basis of discerning archival
research on both sides of the Atlantic as well as productive use of
oral histories and transcripts of telephone conversation, is
provide important new detail that substantiates these arguments; in
so doing she enhances our understanding of the international
context of the war. Clearly written and sensibly organized, her
book is a significant contribution to the historiography.
*Journal of American History*
[S]hows how the strong disagreement over the war did not have a
strong negative impact on overall relations between the two
long-time allies.
*The VVA Veteran*
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
