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A review by russk
The Vietnam War: A Concise International History by Mark Atwood Lawrence
4.0
This book is good as a starting point for anyone more interested in the Vietnam War or who didn't think that their American History class covered enough.
Don't go in expecting details and specifics in regards to many battles and policies. The book is less than 200 pages long. It's "international" in the sense that it tries to show perspectives from Vietnam, China, Laos, and Cambodia, but overall it definitely still has an American slant.
I do like that a good chunk is spent on the decades before the US ground deployment. What it also does well is make broad arguments that are backed up by specific quotes, usually from politicians or soldiers fighting for either side. It's similar to "The Vietnam War" documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Sometimes, the book gives more detail on certain events, in other places the documentaries do.
Don't go in expecting details and specifics in regards to many battles and policies. The book is less than 200 pages long. It's "international" in the sense that it tries to show perspectives from Vietnam, China, Laos, and Cambodia, but overall it definitely still has an American slant.
I do like that a good chunk is spent on the decades before the US ground deployment. What it also does well is make broad arguments that are backed up by specific quotes, usually from politicians or soldiers fighting for either side. It's similar to "The Vietnam War" documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Sometimes, the book gives more detail on certain events, in other places the documentaries do.