{"title":"Literature — U.S. Conflicts — Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks about Vietnam War and the United States’ involvement in this war or major conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-first-vietnam-war-colonial-conflict-and-cold-war-crisis-paperback","title":"The First Vietnam War: Colonial Conflict and Cold War Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Atwood Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFredrik Logevall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the conflict between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial rulers erupt into a major Cold War struggle between communism and Western liberalism? 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