The United States and Vietnam 1787-1941 by Hopkins, Robert - 1990

National Defense University Press, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Printing. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains black and white photographs. * From the book, ""The purpose of this narrative has been far more modest: to look backward instead of forward - -to trace to their earliest beginnings American perceptions of Vietnam and it people. It has been an endeavor that would perhaps serve little more than a narrow academic interest were it not for the major American military commitment in Vietnam in the 1950's and 1960's. Most of the key events in this story have been referred to in other, broader contexts. What to the writer's knowledge are less well known are the early 19th century American diplomatic field assessments of Vietnam's potential as a trading partner, and the four instances of American good offices concerning Vietnam in the late 19th century. The present work attempts to focus on all of this material systematically and in detail.""