03325nam 2200673 a 450 991078129090332120200520144314.01-283-03107-897866130310751-4422-0923-2(CKB)2550000000031541(EBL)669809(OCoLC)712141913(SSID)ssj0000466857(PQKBManifestationID)12203607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466857(PQKBWorkID)10465808(PQKB)10159937(MiAaPQ)EBC669809(Au-PeEL)EBL669809(CaPaEBR)ebr10454827(CaONFJC)MIL303107(EXLCZ)99255000000003154120101126d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAllies at odds[electronic resource] America, Europe, and Vietnam, 1961-1968 /Eugenie M. BlangLanham [Md.] Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20111 online resource (287 p.)Vietnam--America in the war yearsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8108-9495-5 1-4422-0922-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The United States and the Vietnam conundrum -- France and Indochina -- West Germany from the 1950s to 1963 : finding a role in international affairs -- Britain and Indochina : We have experience in these matters -- Lyndon Johnson and military escalation in Vietnam, 1964-1968 -- De Gaulle's response to American policy in Vietnam, 1961-1966 -- Ludwig Erhard : Bonn, Washington, Paris, and the problem of Vietnam, 1964-1966 -- Harold Wilson and the illusive search for a diplomatic settlement -- The lessening of tensions, 1968-1969 -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The allies and the Iraq War.Allies at Odds examines America's Vietnam policy from 1961 to 1968 in an international context by focusing on the United States' relationship with its European partners France, West Germany, and Great Britain. The European response to America's Vietnam policy provides a framework to assess this important chapter in recent American history within the wider perspective of international relations. Equally significant, the respective approaches to the ""Vietnam question"" by the Europeans and Americans reveal the ongoing challengeVietnam--America in the war years.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Diplomatic historyVietnam War, 1961-1975United StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsFranceUnited StatesForeign relationsGermany (West)United StatesForeign relationsGreat BritainFranceForeign relationsUnited StatesGermany (West)Foreign relationsUnited StatesGreat BritainForeign relationsUnited StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975Diplomatic history.Vietnam War, 1961-1975959.704/32Blang Eugenie1964-1491377MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781290903321Allies at odds3713173UNINA