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040			_aKenya National Library Service
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100			_aSarDesai, D.R. _eauthor
245			_a Vietnam, past and present / _cD.R. SarDesai.
250			_aFourth edition.
300			_axv, 270 pages; _c23 cm.
504			_a Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-260) and index.
520			_aRecent U.S. military interventions in Kosovo and Iraq have stirred public memories of the long and costly Vietnam conflict. Scholars and strategists, military leaders and media continue to raise questions such as what motivated the Vietnamese to wage a protracted conflict first against the French and later against the Americans at such great economic and emotional cost. In this fourth edition, SarDesai provides new insights on the decision-making process in Hanoi and Washington D.C.
650			_a Nationalism - Vietnam - History.
650			_a Vietnam - History - 20th century.
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