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Choosing war : the lost chance for peace and the escalation of war in Vietnam /
In Choosing War Fredrik Logevall presents the first truly comprehensive examination of the making of a major war in Vietnam in 1963-65. Placing U.S. decision making in its wider international and domestic political contexts, he shows that the Vietnam War was unnecessary, not merely in hindsight but...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, California :
University of California Press,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Choosing War Fredrik Logevall presents the first truly comprehensive examination of the making of a major war in Vietnam in 1963-65. Placing U.S. decision making in its wider international and domestic political contexts, he shows that the Vietnam War was unnecessary, not merely in hindsight but from the perspective of key players at the time, American-officials chose war over disengagement despite deep pessimism about U.S. prospects in the war and over the objections of important voices in the United States and abroad. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 529 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-516) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520927117 0520927117 0520215117 9780520215115 |