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Johnson's war/Johnson's great society : the guns and butter trap / Jeffrey W. Helsing.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helsing, Jeffrey W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.
- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 279 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
- Summary:
- Examines President Johnson's efforts to stem the advance of communism in Southeast Asia while pursuing a Great Society at home.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Lyndon Johnson's Guns versus Butter Dilemma 1
- 2. Great Dreams at Home, Deterioration Abroad 15
- 3. Poor Policy Planning and an Inadequate Budget Process 47
- 4. Escalation 71
- 5. Americanizing the War 99
- 6. In Pursuit of a "Stalemate" 137
- 7. The Low-Key Decision for an Asian Ground War 163
- 8. The Confusion over Military Costs 187
- 9. The War Overheats the Economy 211
- 10. Guns or Butter and the Study of the Vietnam War 237.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275964493
- OCLC:
- 42736377
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