{"product_id":"where-the-domino-fell-america-and-vietnam-1945-2010-9781444350500","title":"Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam 1945 - 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis updated, expanded edition of\u003ci\u003e Where the Domino Fell\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevised and updated to include an examination of Vietnam through the point of view of the soldiers themselves, and brings the story up to the present day through a look at how the war has been memorialized\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA final chapter examines Vietnam through the lens of Oliver Stone's films and opens up a discussion of the War in popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten with brevity and clarity, this concise narrative history of the Vietnam conflict is an ideal student text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chronology, glossary, and a bibliography all serve as helpful reference points for students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn important contribution not only to the study of the Vietnam War but to an understanding of the larger workings of American foreign policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. Olson\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, and the recipient of the university's Excellence in Teaching Award and Excellence in Research Award. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than 30 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnic Dimension in American History\u003c\/i\u003e, Fourth Edition (with Heather Olson Beal, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eBathsheba's Breast: Women, Cancer, and History\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), which won the History of Science Category Award from the Association of American Publishers, and was recognized by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best non-fiction books in America for 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy W. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History at Purdue University. Among other books he is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Team for America: The Army-Navy Game That Rallied a Nation at War\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), coeditor of \u003ci\u003eHollywood's America: Twentieth-Century America Through Film, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with Steven Mintz, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 2001), \u003ci\u003eMy Lai: A Brief History with Documents\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne American\u003c\/i\u003e (with James S. Olson, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645529198866,"sku":"9781444350500","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52d49774-7cca-414b-b9b1-5d4b8ccedeb8.jpg?v=1733154937","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-the-domino-fell-america-and-vietnam-1945-2010-9781444350500","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}