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Bystanders to the Vietnam War : the role of the United States Senate, 1950-1965 / Ronald Allen Goldberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldberg, Ronald Allen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress. Senate--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 153 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Focusing on the U.S. Senate's role in the war, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict--as throughout American history--the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace, including during the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The years of growing involvement
- The decision not to intervene
- The creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
- The Geneva Conference
- The Quiet Years
- The Kennedy Years
- The Tonkin Gulf Affair
- The decision to escalate.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476668918
- 1476668914
- OCLC:
- 1032581123
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