To what extent is it fair to claim that America lost the war in Vietnam and how did the war impact on subsequent foreign policy?

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1,7, University of Kent (Department of International Relations), language: English, abstract: The following essay intends to illustrate, with the help of comparing revisionist and orthodox theory, the reasons for the failed war in Vietnam for the U.S. and whether it is fair to claim that the U.S. lost the war. Furthermore, I in...