With honor : Melvin Laird in war, peace, and politics /

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Focuses on Laird's legacy, revealing his central and often unrecognized role in managing the crisis of national identity sparked by the Vietnam War.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Atta, Dale
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Laird, Melvin R.
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Friends and associates.
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994
United States. > Department of Defense > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House
United States. > Department of Defense
1961-1975
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Legislators > Wisconsin > Biography.
Ministres > États-Unis > Biographies.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Cabinet officers
Employees
Friendship
Legislators
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1969-1974.
United States
Wisconsin
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Gerald R. Ford; Acknowledgment; Prologue; 1. The Man from Marshfield; 2. Guns and Butter; 3. A House Divided; 4. Laird Also Rises; 5. Cloud Riders; 6. Into the Quagmire; 7. Fight Now, Pay Later; 8. The Resurrection of Richard Nixon; 9. Looking for an Exit; 10. Off the Menu; 11. Going Public; 12. Dueling Machiavellis; 13. Ending the Draft; 14. Objections Overruled; 15. Black September; 16. Friends in High Places; 17. "Management by Walking Around"; 18. Minority Report; 19. The Secret War; 20. The Hawks Have Flown; 21. Withdrawal Symptoms; 22. Easter Offensive.
  • 23. No Time for Quitters24. Watergate; 25. Picking a President; 26. Kitchen Cabinet; 27. A Second Career; 28. War and Peace and War; 29. Another Vietnam?; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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