The Air War in Indochina. With a Preface By Neil Sheehan. Raphael Littauer and Norman Uphoff, Editors.

[Vietnam War Literature] .

ISBN 10: 0807002488 / ISBN 13: 9780807002483

Published by Beacon Press, 1972

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Revised Edition after the release of a preliminary report issued in 1971. A Very Good copy in illustrated boards. The first edition of this report was published in 1971 and was quickly recognized as the most important gathering material on the subject available to the American people. Now the authors have fully revised and brought up to date their findings. Always reminding us that the air war is not confined to Vietnam, the authors analyze with care not only the air war in North Vietnam and South Vietnam, but also in Cambodia and Laos. In addition they offer insights and necessary information on the ecological impact of the war, the monetary costs, ant the war's relation to the United States ConstitutionTable of contents reads: Use of airpower, Air war against North Vietnam, In South Vietnam, Southern Laos, Northern Laos, Cambodia and more.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Air War in Indochina. With a Preface By Neil Sheehan. Raphael Littauer and Norman Uphoff, Editors.
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807002488
• ISBN 13: 9780807002483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Vietnam War Literature

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Synopsis

Book by Air War Study Group, Cornell University

From Publishers Weekly

What do a political philosopher and an Indian emperor from the third century have to teach the modern world? A global system, grounded on reverence for life, nonviolence, toleration, argues Rich (Mortgaging the Earth). In the Arthashastra, the world's first treatise on economics and governance, statesman Kautilya laid out a realpolitik thesis that became the basis of the great emperor Ashoka's empire, which presided over the high point of the first economic globalization. Ashoka tempered Kautilya's Machiavellian maneuverings with his embrace of dhamma—a Buddhist ethic of nonviolence and compassion. Ashoka's monolithic pillars and rock edicts proclaiming his principles of governance and listing protected animals and plants still survive all over India and as far west as Afghanistan. The book's message is inspiring and wise, but factual errors and minor mistranslations—there is a deer park at Sarnath, but the word itself does not mean deer park; Chanakya (son of Chanak), Kautilya (the wily one) and Vishnugupta are all names that refer to the author of Arthashastra, so it is meaningless to refer to Chanakya as the mythical name—provide jarring notes. (Mar.)
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