A clash of cultures : civil-military relations during the Vietnam War / Orrin Schwab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwab, Orrin, 1956-

Series:

In war and in peace 1556-8504

In war and in peace, 1556-8504

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Civil-military relations--United States.

Civil-military relations.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvi, 193 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.

Summary:

The Vietnam War was in many ways defined by a civil-military divide, an underlying clash between military and civilian leadership over the conflict's nature, purpose and results. This book explores the reasons for that clash--and the results of it. It depicts the intense and complex relationship between the U.S. military and its supporters and opponents, and shows how the ability of the military to prosecute the war was complicated by its relationship to a civilian state that interpreted the strategic value, risks, morality, political costs, and military and political results according to a different calculus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-187) and index.

ISBN:

0275984710

OCLC:

68712181

Publisher Number:

9780275984717