Leading scholars of the Vietnam War confront the factors that led to the defeat of the United States and its allies. The book is a candid and critical look at the America's stance and policies in Vietnam, and refuses to condemn, excuse, or apologize for America's actions in the conflict. Rather, the contributors think creatively about the varied reasons that may have accounted for America's failure to defeat the North Vietnamese Army, such as the role played by economics in America's defeat. Other fresh perspectives on the topic include American intelligence failure in Vietnam, the international dimensions of America's defeat in Vietnam, and the foreign policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -- From the publisher.

Vietnamese collection.

1Victory by Other Means: The Foreign Policy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam / William J. Duiker -- 47 -- 2 Fighting without Allies: The International Dimensions of America's Defeat in Vietnam / George C. Herring -- 77 -- 3 Why the South Won the American War in Vietnam / Robert K. Brigham -- 97 -- 4 How America's Own Military Performance in Vietnam Aided and Abetted the "North's" Victory / Jeffrey Record -- 117 -- 5 Impatience, Illusion, and Asymmetry: Intelligence in Vietnam / John Prados -- 137 -- 6 Cost of Losing the "Other War" in Vietnam / Marc Jason Gilbert -- 153 -- 7 Role of Economic Culture in Victory and Defeat in Vietnam / Andrew J. Rotter -- 201 -- 8 "Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh Is Gonna Win!" / Marilyn Young -- 219 -- 9 Hall of Mirrors / Lloyd Gardner -- 233.