A Bitter Peace: Washington, Hanoi, and the Making of the Paris Agreement - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Pierre AsselinSeries:New Cold War HistoryTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/Southeast AsianPublish date:11/25/2002Pages:296
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807854174ISBN-10:0807854174UPC:9780807854174Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Wars & Conflicts, International RelationsBook Topic:Southeast Asia, Vietnam War, TreatiesSize:8.76 x 6.84 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.427Product ID:SCEQJ7WRCA
Demonstrating the centrality of diplomacy in the Vietnam War, Pierre Asselin traces the secret negotiations that led up to the Paris Agreement of 1973, which ended America's involvement but failed to bring peace in Vietnam. Because the two sides signed the agreement under duress, he argues, the peace it promised was doomed to unravel.
By January of 1973, the continuing military stalemate and mounting difficulties on the domestic front forced both Washington and Hanoi to conclude that signing a vague and largely unworkable peace agreement was the most expedient way to achieve their most pressing objectives. For Washington, those objectives included the release of American prisoners, military withdrawal without formal capitulation, and preservation of American credibility in the Cold War. Hanoi, on the other hand, sought to secure the removal of American forces, protect the socialist revolution in the North, and improve the prospects for reunification with the South. Using newly available archival sources from Vietnam, the United States, and Canada, Asselin reconstructs the secret negotiations, highlighting the creative roles of Hanoi, the National Liberation Front, and Saigon in constructing the final settlement.
By January of 1973, the continuing military stalemate and mounting difficulties on the domestic front forced both Washington and Hanoi to conclude that signing a vague and largely unworkable peace agreement was the most expedient way to achieve their most pressing objectives. For Washington, those objectives included the release of American prisoners, military withdrawal without formal capitulation, and preservation of American credibility in the Cold War. Hanoi, on the other hand, sought to secure the removal of American forces, protect the socialist revolution in the North, and improve the prospects for reunification with the South. Using newly available archival sources from Vietnam, the United States, and Canada, Asselin reconstructs the secret negotiations, highlighting the creative roles of Hanoi, the National Liberation Front, and Saigon in constructing the final settlement.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807854174ISBN-10:0807854174UPC:9780807854174Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Wars & Conflicts, International RelationsBook Topic:Southeast Asia, Vietnam War, TreatiesSize:8.76 x 6.84 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.427Product ID:SCEQJ7WRCA
Asselin, Pierre: - Pierre Asselin is associate professor of history at Chaminade University of Honolulu.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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