an fifty thousand plus men and women came back to the states as walking wounded (Esper 5). Everyone that went to this far off land came back a little different from when they left (Esper 5).The involvement in Vietnam began during World War II with the OSS teams (Office of Strategic Services) they were the beginning force that battled with the Vietnamese against the Japanese invaders (Esper 5). The person leading the Vietnamese revolutionaries was a man known as Nguyen Ai Quoc more widely known as Ho Chi Minh (Esper 5). After the second world war the United States and other ally countries were concerned in what the French were going to do with the Vietnamese area if in fact they were going to reestablish their colonies there or not (Esper 6). Roosevelt had a theory that he implied to the allies. “Liberated by American aid, and American troops…And simply should not be handed back to the French so they may milk the imperialists” (Esper 6).This book is great it starts from the very beginning of the war to the end. It also demonstrates a quick blur of knowledge. This reference does not show useless points to Pipkens-Smith 3discuss, it gets straight to the point and does not deviate from the main points of interest. If it were up to myself I would use this book for not only a reliable source but also as a teaching instrument to show the policies that were in placed. It is quick over view for a student to focus on a certain part of the book so it can have a reference then if need be can look at another book to get an in depth view of a certain situation.Hosmer, Stephen. The Fall of South Vietnam. Crane, Russak & Company, Inc. New York, 1980.South Vietnam was viewed as a semi dictatorship according to Bu Diem (Hosmer 49). There were also a lot of political forces that were established in South Vietnam that would have given the South Vietnamese a fighting chance to instill a democracy into their nation. To the dism...
