Bystanders to the Vietnam War
The Role of the United States Senate, 1950-1965
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6891-8 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6891-8 (ISBN)
Focusing on the US Senate's role in the Vietnam War, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict - as throughout American history - the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace.
Who was most responsible for the Vietnam War? Did President Lyndon Johnson simply continue the policies of his predecessors, Eisenhower and Kennedy, or was he the principal architect? What responsibility did Congress share? Was the Senate a coequal partner in creating the Vietnam policy or a secondary player?
Focusing on the U.S. Senate's role in the war, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict--as throughout American history--the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace, including during the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Who was most responsible for the Vietnam War? Did President Lyndon Johnson simply continue the policies of his predecessors, Eisenhower and Kennedy, or was he the principal architect? What responsibility did Congress share? Was the Senate a coequal partner in creating the Vietnam policy or a secondary player?
Focusing on the U.S. Senate's role in the war, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict--as throughout American history--the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace, including during the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ronald Allen Goldberg was a long time professor of U.S. history and former chairman of the history department at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Preface
I. Historical Introduction
II. The Years of Growing Involvement
III. The Decision Not to Intervene
IV. The Creation of the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization
V. The Geneva Conference
VI. The Quiet Years
VII. The Kennedy Years
VIII. The Tonkin Gulf Affair
IX. The Decision to Escalate
X. Conclusions
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 204 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6891-4 / 1476668914 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6891-8 / 9781476668918 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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