LEADER 02804nam 22005893u 450 001 9910778720103321 005 20230421034058.0 010 $a0-19-972927-1 010 $a1-280-45393-1 010 $a1-60256-193-1 035 $a(CKB)111004366529060 035 $a(EBL)273257 035 $a(OCoLC)826491805 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268638 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12068489 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268638 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10237479 035 $a(PQKB)10957837 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273257 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366529060 100 $a20151116d1997|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWages of globalism$b[electronic resource] $eLyndon Johnson and the limits of American power 210 $cOxford University Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-585-34217-2 311 $a0-19-511377-2 327 $a""Contents""; ""1. Great Expectations""; ""2. Who Lost Cuba?""; ""3. The Trojan War (cont.)""; ""4. Suffer the General""; ""5. When the Twain Met-Head-on""; ""6. Bloody Good Luck""; ""7. Six Days in June""; ""8. Vietnam in Context""; ""9. Hegemony's End""; ""Notes""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z"" 330 $aOne episode dominates the memory of Lyndon Johnson's presidency: the Vietnam War. The war has so darkened Johnson's reputation that it is difficult for many to recall his policies in a positive light-- especially his foreign policy. Now historian H.W. Brands offers a fresh look at Johnson'shandling of international relations, putting Vietnam in the context of the many crises he confronted and the outdated policies of global containment he was expected to uphold. The result is a fascinating portrait of a master politician at work, maneuvering through a series of successes that made hisultimat 606 $aUnited States - Foreign relations - 1963-1969 606 $aUnited States - General$2HILCC 606 $aRegions & Countries - Americas$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 615 4$aUnited States - Foreign relations - 1963-1969. 615 7$aUnited States - General 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Americas 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 676 $a327.730092 676 $a973.923 700 $aBrands$b H. W$0475062 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778720103321 996 $aWages of globalism$93820439 997 $aUNINA