Kennedy's wars : Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam / / Lawrence Freedman

• Autore: Freedman Lawrence
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.922
• Soggetto topico: Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• Soggetto geografico: Cuba History Invasion, 1961; United States Foreign relations 1961-1963; United States Military policy
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-505) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface: Kennedy's Wars; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; I. The Cold War and How to Fight It; 1. Liberal Anticommunism; 2. Beyond Massive Retaliation; 3. The Third World Alternative; 4. Policies and People; II. Berlin and Nuclear Strategy; 5. The New Strategy; 6. To Vienna and Back; 7. The Berlin Anomaly; 8. A Contest of Resolve; 9. The Wall; 10. Tests and Tension; 11. Flexible Response; 12. Berlin to Cuba; III. Cuba; 13. Removing Castro; 14. A Deniable Plan; 15. An Undeniable Fiasco; 16. Still Castro; 17. Mongoose; 18. Searching for Missiles; 19. The Options Debated; 20. Blockade ; 21. Military Steps22. Political Steps; 23. The Denouement; 24. A Crisis Managed; 25. Aftermath; 26. Back to Square One; IV. Alliances and Détente; 27. The Sino-Soviet Split; 28. Toward a Test Ban; 29. The Test Ban Treaty; 30. Measured Response; V. Vietnam; 31. Counterinsurgency; 32. Laos; 33. Commitment without Combat; 34. Deciding not to Decide; 35. The Taylor Report; 36. Decisions; 37. The Influence of Laos; 38. In the Dark; 39. Coercion and Clients; 40. Diem's Assassination; 41. Kennedy to Johnson; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L ; MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This text draws on the best of Cold War scholarship and newly released government documents to illuminate Kennedy's approach to war and his efforts for peace.
• Titolo autorizzato: Kennedy's wars
• ISBN: 0-19-771412-9; 0-19-988116-2; 1-280-47320-7; 0-19-803075-4; 1-60256-865-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822717403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.