Haunting Legacy : Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama /

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"Examines how presidential decisionmaking has been influenced by America's defeat in the Vietnam war, studying presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama and how they have approached key decisions regarding conflicts while in office"--Provide...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kalb, Marvin L.
Autres auteurs: Kalb, Deborah
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Decision-making.
Military policy.
Foreign policy.
Heads of State and Heads of government.
Vietnam War.
Vietnam.
United States of America.
Presidents > Decision making.
Politics and government
Diplomatic relations.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
HISTORY.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Presidents > États-Unis > Prise de decision > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Presidents > États-Unis > Prise de decision > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Presidents > United States > Decision making > History > 21st century.
Presidents > United States > Decision making > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1989-
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
United States > Military policy.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Ford : finally, the war ends
  • Ford and the mini-challenge of the Mayaguez
  • Carter, Brzezinski, and Russia's Vietnam
  • Reagan, Grenada, Lebanon, and the marines
  • Bush I : burying Vietnam
  • Clinton : the first baby-boomer president
  • Bush II : boots on the ground
  • 2004 : the Swift boat Campaign
  • Obama : "Afghanistan is not Vietnam"
  • "Good enough."

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