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Focusing primarily on politics and foreign policy, America at War analyzes U.S. involvement in three wars since the end of World War II: Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. The main questions asked are: How did the U.S. become involved in these wars? How were the wars conducted? And how did the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Saddam Hussein: Add a description of this character.
- Truman
- Lyndon Johnson
- Acheson
- Kennedy
- George Bush
- Macarthur
- Eisenhower
- Ridgway
- Richard Nixon
- Kissinger
- Colin Powell
- Syngman Rhee
- Thieu
- Jiang Jieshi
- Roosevelt
- John Foster Dulles
- Westmoreland
- Baker
- Schwarzkopf
- Gorbachev
- Mcnamara
- Mao
- Hitler
- Walker
- Stalin
- Reagan
- Scowcroft
- Aziz
- Glaspie
- Patti
- Nunn
- Clifford
- Bradley
- Rostow
- Mccarthy
- Cheney
- Kim
- Taylor
- Kennan
- Giap
- Averell Harriman
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- South Vietnam
- North Koreans
- Iraq
- Washington
- Kuwait City
- Central America
- Indochina
- Hanoi
- Southeast Asia
- Saigon
- Gulf
- Baghdad
- Israel
- Japan
- Iran
- Middle East
- France
- Moscow
- Paris
- Cambodia
- Saudi Arabia
- Beijing
- White House
- Europe
- South Korea
- Soviet Union
- Geneva
- Seoul
- Manchuria
- North Vietnam
- Laos
- Basra
- Tokyo
- Uae
- Britain
- Far East
- Khe Sanh
- Pacific
- Inchon
- Chi Minh
- Kremlin
- Lebanon
First Sentence edit
The United States became involved in the Korean War in June 1950, just five years after World War II ended.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gary Donaldson (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.92
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Relations
- Books › History › Asia › Vietnam
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science
- Books › History › Military
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