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The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed
- Title
- The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed / Marvin Kalb.
- Author
- Kalb, Marvin L.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
- ©2013
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Details
- Description
- x, 287 pages; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Political leadership > United States > History > 20th century
- Vietnam (Republic) > Military relations > United States
- United States > Military policy > History > 20th century
- United States > Military relations > Israel
- Korea (South) > Military relations > United States
- Presidents > United States > History > 20th century
- United States > Military relations > Korea (South)
- Israel > Military relations > United States
- United States > Military relations > Vietnam (Republic)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
- Contents
- 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?
- Call Number
- ILH 13-5279
- ISBN
- 9780815724933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0815724934 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013010468
- OCLC
- 823897502
- Author
- Kalb, Marvin L.
- Title
- The road to war : presidential commitments honored and betrayed / Marvin Kalb.
- Production
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
- Copyright Date
- ©2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
- Research Call Number
- ILH 13-5279