The road to war [electronic resource] : presidential commitments honored and betrayed / Marvin Kalb.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.Description: x, 287 pSubject(s): - Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Military policy -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South)
- Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States
- United States -- Military relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic) -- Military relations -- United States
- United States -- Military relations -- Israel
- Israel -- Military relations -- United States
- 355.00973/0904 23
- E840.4 .K36 2013
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Truman's war in Korea -- The hatching of an American "commitment" -- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!" -- Kennedy: the coup that failed -- Johnson: "Let us continue" -- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war" -- One way or the other: getting out, finally -- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval" -- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable -- Where are they now?.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.