Haunting legacy : Vietnam and the American presidency from Ford to Obama /

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The United States had never lost a war-that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon in humiliation after losing to what Lyndon Johnson called a ""raggedy-ass little fourth-rate country."" The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kalb, Marvin L.
Corporate Author: Brookings Institution
Other Authors: Kalb, Deborah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2012.
Edition:[Rev. ed.].
Subjects:
Since 1900
Presidents > United States > Decision making > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Decision making > History > 21st century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Présidents > États-Unis > Prise de décision > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Présidents > États-Unis > Prise de décision > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Influence.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Diplomatic relations
Military policy
Politics and government
Presidents > Decision making
United States > Military policy.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1989-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
United States
History
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