A Short History of the Vietnam WarA Short History of the Vietnam War explains how the United States became involved in its longest war, a conflict that, from the outset, many claimed it could never win. It details the escalation of American involvement from the provision of military advisors and equipment to the threatened South Vietnamese, to an all out shooting war involving American soldiers, airmen, and sailors, of whom around 58,000 would die and more than 300,000 would be