VIETNAM IN IRAQ
More than most post-1970 confl icts involving US forces, the confl ict in Iraq has
been fought against a background of frequently invoked memories from the era
of the Vietnam War. The essays in this book offer a series of perspectives on
connections and parallels between the Vietnam War and the 2003 invasion of,
and current confl ict in, Iraq. In particular it examines the impact of the Vietnam
analogy on the war in Iraq, assesses the military tactical lessons learned from
the Vietnam War and explores the infl uence and persistence of its legacy in US
politics, culture and diplomacy.
The book holds up to original interrogation some commonly held assumptions
about historical analogy. Several distinguished authorities on the Vietnam War
era, in particular, offer their thoughts on the value and applicability of Vietnam–
Iraq parallels. If most contributions point out some obvious dissimilarities
between the two eras, notably the transformed post-Cold War international
environment, similarities, particularly those relating to the problems of cultural
misunderstanding, are also apparent.
An original examination of a key debate in contemporary International
Relations, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in
strategic studies, international relations and American politics.
John Dumbrell
is Professor of Politics at Leicester University, UK. His most
recent publications are
A Special Relationship: Anglo-American Relations in
the Cold War and After
and
President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Communism
,
winner of the 2005 Richard E. Neustadt Book Prize.
David Ryan
is currently a member of the Department of History at University
College, Cork. His most recent publications are
The United States and Europe in
the Twentieth Century
(2003) and
US Foreign Policy in World History
(2000).
VIETNAM IN IRAQ
Tactics, lessons, legacies and ghosts
Edited by John Dumbrell
and David Ryan
First published 2007
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Vietnam in Iraq : tactics, lessons, legacies and ghosts / edited by
John Dumbrell and David Ryan.
p. cm. – (Contemporary security studies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. National security–United States. 2. United States–Military policy.
3. Vietnam War, 1961–1975. 4. Iraq War, 2003– 5. United States–Foreign
relations–1945–1989. 6. United States–Foreign relations--1989– 7. World
politics–1945–1989 8. World politics–1989– I. Dumbrell, John, 1950– II.
Ryan, David, 1965– III. Title. IV. Series.
UA23.V44 2007
355’.033573–dc22
2006017344
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