Lbj and Vietnam

Klappentext The Vietnam War remains a divisive memory for American society. Partisans on all sides still debate why the war was fought! how it could have been better fought! and whether it could have been won at all. This study examines how and why President Lyndon Johnson and his administration conducted the war as they did. Zusammenfassung An examination of how and why President Lyndon Johnson and his administration conducted the Vietnam war as they did.

List of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• One. “A Different Kind of War”: The Johnson Administration and the Conduct of Limited War in Vietnam
• Two. No More MacArthurs: Johnson, McNamara, the Military, and the Command System in Vietnam
• Three. The “Other War”: Management of Pacification, 1965–1967
• Four. The Not-so-secret Search for Peace
• Five. “Without Ire”: Management of Public Opinion
• Six. “Fighting while Negotiating”: The Tet Offensive and After
• Seven. Conclusion
• Notes
• Index

Product details

• Authors: George C. Herring, J. C. Herring
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2009
• EAN: 9780292731073
• ISBN: 978-0-292-73107-3
• Series: Administrative History of the; An Administrative History of the Johnson Presidency; An Administrative History of the Johnson Presidency Series; University of Texas Press; An Administrative History of the Johnson Presidency Series; Administrative History of the; An Administrative History of the Johnson Presidency
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous