The Irony of Vietnam : the System Worked.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gelb, Leslie H.
Other Authors:	Betts, Richard K., Zakaria, Fareed
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Brookings Institution Press, 2016.
Edition:	NONE.
Series:	Brookings Classic, A.
Subjects:	1961-1975 Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Diplomatic relations United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam. Vietnam > Foreign relations > United States. United States Vietnam
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Classic Edition; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: Decisions: Getting into Vietnam; Patterns, Dilemmas, and Explanations; Recurrent Patterns and Dilemmas from Roosevelt to Eisenhower; Picking Up the Torch: The Kennedy Administration; Intervention in Force: The Johnson Administration, I; Coming Home to Roost: The Johnson Administration, II; Part Two: Goals: The Imperative Not to Lose; National Security Goals and Stakes; Domestic Political Stakes; The Bureaucracy and the Inner Circle.
Part 3: Means: The Minimum Necessary and the Maximum FeasibleConstraints; Pressures and the President; Part Four: Perceptions: Realism, Hope, and Compromise; Optimism, Pessimism, and Credibility; The Strategy of Perseverance; Part Five: Conclusions; The Lessons of Vietnam; Documentary Appendix; Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index; Back Cover.

Similar Items