12747. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1945-1975. Well-structured summary of this very large field, emphasizing the post World War II and Cold War situations, from which the American phase of the Vietnamese Wars (1963-73) was simply a continuation of previous American policies, such as 1950 NSC documents and paying for the last years of the French phase of the war. Also highlights the American effort to bring in allies for its phase, and how post-1975 situation actually disproved the "domino theory" of Cold War thinking. 7p. 5b. 15f.