The Vietnam War : a study in the making of American policy / / Michael P. Sullivan

• Autore: Sullivan Michael P. <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1985; ©1985
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/3
• Soggetto topico: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 1945-1989
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Vietnam: Competing Perspectives; 2 Vietnam as Vital: Myth or Reality?; 3 Decision-Making Models: Rational Policy or Quagmire?; 4 Moods and Public Opinion: Background for Decisions; 5 The Vietnam War, the Cold War, and Long-Term Trends; 6 The Lessons of Vietnam; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The war in Vietnam achieved almost none of the goals the American decision-makers formulated, and it cost more than 56,000 American lives. Yet, until recently, Americans have preferred to ignore the causes and consequences of this disaster by treating the war as an aberration in United States foreign policy, an unfortunate but unique mistake.What are the ""lessons"" of Vietnam? Many previous discussions have focused on narrow or misleading questions, rehashing military decisions, for example, or offering blow-by-blow accounts of Washington infighting, or castigating foreign-policy decision-mak
• Titolo autorizzato: The Vietnam War
• ISBN: 0-8131-8219-0; 0-8131-6471-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460952203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II