Ending the Vietnam War : A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War @ richardeward.com

Ending the Vietnam War : A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War
by Henry Kissinger
from Simon & Schuster

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• Henry Looks Back
  More than hree decades have passed since the fall of Saigon and Phnom Penh--two seminal events that finally ended the American war in Indochina. And now that we have the benefit of hindsight, it is appropriate that one of the key figures of that era gives us a new version of how the American foreign policy debacle in Southeast Asia came about.
  Henry Kissinger has written a new book, "Ending the VietnamWar; a History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War", (Simon and Schuster)... more info

• History and not journalism
  This is what happened as told by someone on the inside. People interested in history will find this book invaluable. Others should read it to get a good feel for how much dishonesty and incompetence existed in journalism and academia at the time. Things have not changed much in these fields during the 30 years since then.

• Revising History
  if you want the evil truth about Dr K and how he undermined the 1968 peace talks, read "No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger, and Betrayal in Vietnam" by Larry Berman.
  This book explains how Nixon and Kissinger illegally colluded with SVN and Nguyen Van Thieu - he was told by Nixon via Anna Chenault to "hold on, we are going to win" and "you will get a better deal with us". So Thieu says he won't talk peace, Nixon wins, Kissinger openly changes sides after working with the Democrats, and together they... more info

• Analysis of the End of the War From Kissinger's Perspective
  Aristotle once wrote that man is a political animal. Indeed, history has proved his sentiments correct, and there are few greater examples of a more voracious political animal than that of Dr. Henry Kissinger.
  Regardless of one's opinions of Dr. Kissinger, his contribution to the field of political science: diplomacy, foreign policy and international relations, is unquestionable. During his long and often tumultuous career, Dr. K has met with the most notable global powers and has been at the fore of... more info

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