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The war council : McGeorge Bundy, the NSC, and Vietnam /
"Was the Vietnam War unavoidable? Historians have long assumed that ideological views and the momentum of events made American intervention inevitable. By examining the role of McGeorge Bundy and the National Security Council, Andrew Preston demonstrates that policymakers escalated the conflict...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Was the Vietnam War unavoidable? Historians have long assumed that ideological views and the momentum of events made American intervention inevitable. By examining the role of McGeorge Bundy and the National Security Council, Andrew Preston demonstrates that policymakers escalated the conflict in Vietnam in the face of internal opposition, external pressures, and a continually failing strategy." "In challenging the prevailing view of Bundy as a loyal but quietly doubting warrior, Preston also revises our understanding of what it meant - and means - to be a hawk or a dove. The War Council is a story with two inseparable themes: the acquisition and consolidation of power; and how that power is exercised."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 320 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674056800 0674056809 0674021983 9780674021983 |