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Autore |
Van Atta Dale |
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Titolo |
With honor : Melvin Laird in war, peace, and politics / / Dale Van Atta ; foreword by Gerald R. Ford |
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-42427-0 |
9786612424274 |
0-299-22683-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (660 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Cabinet officers - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States |
Legislators - United States |
Legislators - Wisconsin |
United States Politics and government 1963-1969 |
United States Politics and government 1969-1974 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"An abridged edition [of The Laird legacy], entitled With honor : Melvin Laird in war, peace and politics (ISBN 978-0-299-22680-0 [i.e. 978-0-299-226808]), is published by the University of Wisconsin"--The Laird legacy, t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-614) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Foreword by Gerald R. Ford""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Prologue""; ""1. The Man from Marshfield""; ""2. Guns and Butter""; ""3. A House Divided""; ""4. Laird Also Rises""; ""5. Cloud Riders""; ""6. Into the Quagmire""; ""7. Fight Now, Pay Later""; ""8. The Resurrection of Richard Nixon""; ""9. Looking for an Exit""; ""10. Off the Menu""; ""11. Going Public""; ""12. Dueling Machiavellis""; ""13. Ending the Draft""; ""14. Objections Overruled""; ""15. Black September""; ""16. Friends in High Places""; ""17. "Management by Walking Around"""; ""18. Minority Report"" |
""19. The Secret War""""20. The Hawks Have Flown""; ""21. Withdrawal Symptoms""; ""22. Easter Offensive""; ""23. No Time for Quitters""; ""24. Watergate""; ""25. Picking a President""; ""26. Kitchen Cabinet""; ""27. A |
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