''I Made Mistakes'' - Robert Mcnamara''s Vietnam War Policy, 1960-1968

Drawing on recently declassified personal papers and interview material, Aurelie Basha i Novosejt provides a new analysis of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara's decisions during the Vietnam War, revealing little-known misgivings he held toward the direction, strategy, and politics of the conflict.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The history of the OSD, 1947-1961; 2. Civilian control; 3. Continuity and change; 4. Taking charge of Vietnam policy; 5. When military problems become economic problems; 6. The fall of 1963; 7. McNamara's transition into the Johnson administration; 8. Decisions, indecisions, visions and revisions; 9. McNamara in crisis, 1966-1968; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Cast of characters; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Aurélie Basha i Novosejt is a Lecturer in American History at the University of Kent, Canterbury.

Summary

Drawing on recently declassified personal papers and interview material, Aurélie Basha i Novosejt provides a new analysis of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara's decisions during the Vietnam War, revealing little-known misgivings he held toward the direction, strategy, and politics of the conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Aurélie Basha i Novosejt, Aurelie (University of Kent Basha I Novosejt, Aurélie Basha I. Novosejt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108401555
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40155-5
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Us Foreig; Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / General, International Relations, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1955 to c 1975 (Vietnam War period), Vietnam War