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American Tragedy - Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War (Paperback, Revised)
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American Tragedy - Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War (Paperback, Revised)
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Fought as fiercely by politicians and the public as by troops in
Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War--its origins, its conduct, its
consequences--is still being contested. In what will become the
classic account, based on newly opened archival sources, David
Kaiser rewrites what we know about this conflict. Reviving and
expanding a venerable tradition of political, diplomatic, and
military history, he shows not only why we entered the war, but
also why our efforts were doomed to fail. American Tragedy is the
first book to draw on complete official documentation to tell the
full story of how we became involved in Vietnam--and the story it
tells decisively challenges widely held assumptions about the roles
of Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. Using an enormous range of
source materials from these administrations, Kaiser shows how the
policies that led to the war were developed during Eisenhower's
tenure and nearly implemented in the closing days of his
administration in response to a crisis in Laos; how Kennedy
immediately reversed course on Laos and refused for three years to
follow recommendations for military action in Southeast Asia; and
how Eisenhower's policies reemerged in the military intervention
mounted by the Johnson administration. As he places these findings
in the context of the Cold War and broader American objectives,
Kaiser offers the best analysis to date of the actual beginnings of
the war in Vietnam, the impact of the American advisory mission
from 1962 through 1965, and the initial strategy of General
Westmoreland. A deft re-creation of the deliberations, actions, and
deceptions that brought two decades of post-World War II confidence
to an ignominious end, American Tragedy offers unparalleled insight
into the Vietnam War at home and abroad--and into American foreign
policy in the 1960s.
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