Perils of dominance : imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam /

Gareth Porter presents a new interpretation of how and why the US went to war in Vietnam. He provides a challenge to the prevailing explanation that US officials adhered blindly to a Cold War doctrine that loss of Vietnam would cause a 'domino effect' leading to communist dominance of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Porter, Gareth, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963
1900-1999
Balance of power > History > 20th century.
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Diplomatic history.
Équilibre des puissances > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Histoire diplomatique.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Balance of power
Diplomatic history
Diplomatic relations
National security
Machtsevenwicht.
Nationale veiligheid.
Politieke invloed.
Vietnam-oorlog.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam.
Vietnam > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1961-1963 > Decision making.
United States > Foreign relations > 1963-1969 > Decision making.
United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Viêt-nam.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1961-1963 > Prise de décision.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1963-1969 > Prise de décision.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1953-1961.
United States
Vietnam
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The imbalance of power, 1953-1965
  • The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States
  • Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam
  • North Vietnamese policy under the American threat
  • Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy
  • Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis
  • Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war
  • Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war.

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