VIETNAM WAR: THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCE GUIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 00078014B69195
English Summary/英文概要： Vietnam War: The Essential Reference Guide provides a compendium of the key people, places, organizations, treaties, and events that make up the history of the war, explaining its causes, how it was conducted, and its far-reaching consequences. Written by recognized authorities, this ready-reference volume provides essential information all in one place and includes a comprehensive list of additional sources for further study. The work presents a detailed chronology that outlines the numerous battles and campaigns throughout the war, such as the Tet Offensive, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, Operation Rolling Thunder, and the Battle of Hue.Biographies on Lyndon Johnson, William Westmoreland, Robert McNamara, Ngo Dinh Diem, and other major political figures and military leaders provide insight into the individuals who played key roles in the conflict, while primary source documents such as President Nixon’s speech on Vietnamization provide invaluable historical context.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《越南战争：必备参考手册》中详细记载了越南战争历史中的主要人物，地点，组织，条约和事件，并阐述了战争的起因，经过，及其深远的影响。由权威人士撰写，《越南战争》中包含了这场旷日持久的战争中发生的所有战役的详细资料，包括春节攻势、汉堡高地斗争、滚雷行动、顺化战役等。书中还介绍了在这次战役中起到决定性作用的政治人物，例如林登•约翰逊，威廉•威斯特摩兰，罗伯特•麦克纳马，以及总统尼克松针对越南化的演讲，综上所述都是历史珍贵的资料。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：“对于与越南战争相关的复杂的主题，事件和背景，这本书将是个很好的起点。”——《书目》
“《越南战争》中对整场战争中复杂的战役做出了详尽的描述，对于想要了解越南战争的读者来说是必读书籍。强烈推荐。”——《选择》
"An excellent starting point for compressed background information on a large number of the complex topics and issues related to the Vietnam War." - Booklist "Overall, this is a ’just the facts’ type of resource, and a good starting point for brief information on the multitudinous topics related to the Vietnam War. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice
About the Author/作者介绍： 詹姆士•H•威尔班克斯是美国陆军指挥与参谋学院军事历史的主任。1992年，詹姆士结束23年的步兵军官生涯，开始执教。他拥有田纳西大学历史学学士学位，以及堪萨斯大学历史学硕士学位。他已经写作并编辑了15本书籍，包括《一条太远的路》，《远离越南》，《安陆战役》以及《春节攻势：一段简明的历史》。詹姆士目前正致力于陆军中将詹姆斯•F•霍林斯沃思人物传记的写作。James H. Willbanks is the General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History and Director of the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has been on the faculty since 1992, when he retired from the Army with twenty-three years service as an Infantry officer in various assignments, to include a tour as an advisor with a South Vietnamese regiment during the 1972 North Vietnamese Easter Offensive. He holds a B.A. in History from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Kansas. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, including A Raid Too Far (Texas A&M University Press), Abandoning Vietnam (University Press of Kansas), The Battle of An Loc (Indiana University Press), and The Tet Offensive: A Concise History (Columbia University Press. He is currently working on a biography of Lieutenant General James F. Hollingsworth.
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