I recommend the following:
Robert A. Divine, "Revisionism in Reverse," Reviews in American History, 7:3 (September, 1979): 433-438.
Robert A. Divine, "Vietnam Reconsidered," Diplomatic History,...
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I recommend the following:
Robert A. Divine, "Revisionism in Reverse," Reviews in American History, 7:3 (September, 1979): 433-438.
Robert A. Divine, "Vietnam Reconsidered," Diplomatic History,...
FWIW, on the other side of the coin, John Prados's Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 (2009) has drawn criticism for its presentism and political biases.
As the saying goes, the...
Peter--
FWIW, Yale University Press has a page for the book available here. From the blurbs, one may gain a sense of Moyar's trajectory of inquiry. YMMV.
IMO, what has failed Moyar thus far is his approach to historiography and his professionalism in general.
Above all else, he wants to be right and everyone who disagrees with him to know that...