Examines the history of American foreign relations, beginning in 1776 through the twenty-first century; and describes how Benjamin Franklin, Woodrow Wilson, and other statesmen have played key roles in propelling the United States into a position of power.

This book provides a brief and manageable collection of the most important documents on U.S. policymaking in the Vietnam War between 1950 and 1968. Edited by the foremost Vietnam historian, this supplementary text can be used in conjunction with any history of the Vietnam war--Herring's own America's Longest War, for example.