The Vietnam War : A Study in the Making of American Policy /

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The war in Vietnam achieved almost none of the goals the American decision-makers formulated, and it cost more than 56,000 American lives. Yet, until recently, Americans have preferred to ignore the causes and consequences of this disaster by treating the war as an aberration in United States foreig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sullivan, Michael P., 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1985.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte
Entscheidungsprozess
Vietnamkrieg
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
USA.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1945-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Vietnam : competing perspectives
  • Vietnam as vital : myth or reality
  • Decision-making models : rational policy or quagmire?
  • Moods and public opinion : background for decisions
  • The Vietnam War, the Cold War, and long-term trends
  • The lessons of Vietnam.

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