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_aGelb, Leslie H. _q(Leslie Howard), _d1937-2019 |
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_aThe irony of Vietnam : _bthe system worked / _cLeslie H. Gelb, with Richard K. Betts ; foreword by Fareed Zakaria. |
| 250 | _a2nd edition. | ||
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_aWashington, D.C. : _bBrookings Institution Press, _c[2016] |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPart I. Decisions: getting into Vietnam -- Patterns, dilemmas, and explanations -- Recurrent patterns and dilemmas from Roosevelt to Eisenhower -- Picking up the torch: the Kennedy Administration -- Intervention in force: the Johnson Administration, I -- Coming home to roost: the Johnson Administration, II -- Part II. The imperative not to lose -- National security goals and stakes -- Domestic political stakes -- The bureaucracy and the inner circle -- Part III. Means: the minimum necessary and the maximum feasible -- Constraints -- Pressures and the president -- Part IV. Perceptions: realism, hope, and compromise -- Optimism, pessimism, and credibility -- The strategy of perseverance -- Part V. Conclusions -- The lessons of Vietnam. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aVietnam War, 1961-1975. | |
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_aGuerra de Vietnam, 1961-1975 _96184 |
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_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zVietnam. |
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_aVietnam _xForeign relations _zUnited States. |
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_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _zVietnam. _974 |
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_aVietnam _xRelaciones exteriores _zEstados Unidos. _96185 |
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_aBetts, Richard K. _q(Richard Kevin), _d1947- _ecoautor _94218 |
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_aZakaria, Fareed Rafiq, _d1964- _eprologuista _92446 |
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_iOnline version: _aGelb, Leslie H., author. _tIrony of Vietnam _bSecond edition. _dWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2016 _z9780815726791 _w(DLC) 2016021445 |
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