The American South and the Vietnam War : Belligerence, Protest, and Agony in Dixie / Joseph A. Fr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fry, Joseph A., 1947-

Series:

Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.

Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Public opinion--Southern States--History--20th century.

Public opinion.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Political aspects--Southern States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Southern States.

Southern States--History, Military--20th century.

Southern States.

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

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (491 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To fully comprehend the Vietnam War, it is essential to understand the central role that southerners played in the nation's commitment to the war, in the conflict's duration, and in the fighting itself. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and Secretary of State Dean Rusk of Georgia oversaw the dramatic escalation of U.S. military involvement from 1965 through 1968. General William Westmoreland, born and raised in South Carolina, commanded U.S. forces during most of the Johnson presidency. Widely supported by their constituents, southern legislators collectively provided the most dependable su

Contents:

Regionalism, southerners, and US foreign relations, 1789-1973

Southerners and the Vietnam commitment, 1953-1964

Southerners and the decisions for war, 1965-1966

Southern soldiers

Southerners and the debate over the war's conduct, 1967

Southerners and the decisions to withdraw from Vietnam, 1968-1970

Southern college students

Southerners and the end of the Vietnam War, 1971-1973.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-6548-2

OCLC:

908103748