Deadly Bet - Lbj, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election

Informationen zum Autor By Walter LaFeber Klappentext In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson LaFeber shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election. Zusammenfassung Explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert Kennedy! Eugene McCarthy! Martin Luther King! Hubert Humphrey! and more! the author shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election. Introduction: War and Democracy: The Life-or-Death Bet Chapter 1: General William Westmoreland: The Tet Offensive Chapter 2: Senator Eugene McCarthy: The College Student Crusade Chapter 3: Lyndon Johnson: "People Grow Tired of Confusion" Chapter 4: Martin Luther King: The Dream Chapter 5: Robert Kennedy: The "National Soul" Chapter 6: Richard Nixon: The Candidate from Squaresville? Chapter 7: Hubert Horatio Humphrey: The Isolation of the Politics of Joy Chapter 8: George Wallace: The Populism of the Vietnam War Era Chapter 9: Nguyen Van Thieu: A Merry-Go-Round in a Chamber of Horrors Conclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Walter LaFeber
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2005
• EAN: 9780742543911
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4391-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Vietnam; Vietnam: America in the War Years; Vietnam; Vietnam: America in the War Years; Vietnam: America in the War Ye
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education