The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective

Essay| December 01 1973 The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective Richard W. Van Alstyne Richard W. Van Alstyne Distinguished Professor of History, Callison College, University of the Pacific Richard W. Van Alstyne’s most recent book, The United States and East Asia (London and New York: W. W. Norton, 1973), should be read as background for the present article. Also germane to the subject is his The Rising American Empire (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1960), reissued in paperback (Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1965) now in its sixth printing. In addition he is the author of the following books: American Diplomacy in Action (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, reissued, 1968), Empire and Independence: The International History of the American Revolution (New York: John W. Wiley, 1965), Genesis of American Nationalism (Waltham, Mass: Blaisdell-Ginn, 1970). He gave the Commonwelth Fund Lectures in American History at the University of London in 1965, and was Senior Fulbright Fellow at the same institution in 1960-1961. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1973) 65 (388): 241–246. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1973.65.388.241 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Richard W. Van Alstyne; The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective. Current History 1 December 1973; 65 (388): 241–246. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1973.65.388.241 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentCurrent History Search This content is only available via PDF. © 1973 by The Regents of the University of California1973 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content

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