Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Oxford University Press, 1989
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (424 p.)
Disciplina	973.922/092/4
Altri autori (Persone)	PatersonThomas G. <1941->
Soggetto topico	Presidents - United States
ISBN	1-280-43973-4 0-19-802148-8 1-4237-3465-3 1-60256-588-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; The Authors; Introduction: John F. Kennedy's Quest for Victory and Global Crisis; 1. The Pursuit of Atlantic Community: Nuclear Arms, Dollars, and Berlin; 2. Defending Hegemony: American Foreign Economic Policy; 3. When Push Came to Shove: Canada and the United States; 4. Controlling Revolutions: Latin America, the Alliance for Progress, and Cold War Anti-Communism; 5. Fixation with Cuba: The Bay of Pigs, Missile Crisis, and Covert War Against Fidel Castro; 6. From Even-Handed to Empty-Handed: Seeking Order in the Middle East; 7. Clinging to Containment: China Policy 8. Choosing Sides in South Asia9. The Failed Search for Victory: Vietnam and the Politics of War; 10. New Frontiers and Old Priorities in Africa; 11. Passing the Torch and Lighting Fires: The Peace Corps; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910819726303321

Autore	Freedman Lawrence
Pubbl/distr/stampa	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 genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-47320-7 0-19-803075-4 1-60256-865-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458220703321

Autore	Latham Michael E
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina	327.73
Collana	New Cold War history
Soggetto topico	Social sciences - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century Nationalism - United States - History - 20th century Social change - Developing countries - History - 20th century Economic development projects - Vietnam - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8078-6079-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Modernization as Ideology; 2. American Social Science, Modernization Theory, and the Cold War; 3. Modernity, Anticommunism, and the Alliance for Progress; 4. Modernization for Peace; 5. Modernization at War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455883903321

Autore	Johnston James H. <1944->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Lincoln, Nebraska] : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (364 pages)
Disciplina	327.1273009/046
Soggetto topico	Assassination - United States - History Intelligence service - United States - History - 20th century
ISBN	1-64012-216-8 1-64012-214-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction -- Castro, Oswald, and Kennedy -- The Bay of Pigs -- Mongoose -- Missile crisis -- The brigade -- Fidel and Hidell -- Oswald in New Orleans -- Assassins and spies -- Amlash -- Mexico City -- Hubris -- Carpe diem -- The plot accelerates -- The last weekend -- A barrier once removed -- John Kennedy and the rogue elephant -- Washington, Paris, and Dallas -- November 22, 1963, in Dallas -- November 22, 1963, in other cities -- The days after -- The investigation, what's in a name -- The investigation sputters on -- Regime change -- The Warren Report -- The never ending investigations -- John Kennedy and the CIA -- Lyndon Johnson and the CIA -- Appendix A. Where it might have led -- Appendix B. Richard Helms testimony on the assassination investigation -- Appendix C. Sources and secret files.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910793519303321

Autore	Tomlin Gregory M. <1979->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (400 p.)
Disciplina	327.73009/046
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61234-828-9 1-61234-830-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Good night, CBS -- Taking charge at 1776 Pennsylvania Avenue -- From fiasco to progress: seeking friends in Latin America -- This...is Berlin -- Mr. Murrow goes to Hollywood -- The moral high ground: USIA and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Responsibility for the future: advocating for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty -- Birmingham: the story heard 'round the world -- Bear any burden: counterinsurgency propaganda in Southeast Asia -- Good luck, ed.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465983103321