The U.S. government and the Vietnam War : executive and legislative roles and relationships. Part IV, July 1965-January 1968 / William Conrad Gibbons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbons, William Conrad, author.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, author.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, author.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, sponsoring body.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library ; 310

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Indochinese War, 1946-1954--United States.

Indochinese War, 1946-1954.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (986 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1995]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fourth volume of a five-part policy history of the U.S. government and the Vietnam War covers the core period of U.S. involvement, from July 1965, when the decision was made to send large-scale U.S. forces, to the beginning of 1968, just before the Tet offensive and the decision to seek a negotiated settlement. Using a wide variety of archival sources and interviews, the book examines in detail the decisions of the president, relations between the president and Congress, and the growth of public and congressional opposition to the war. Differences between U.S. military leaders on how the war should be fought are also included, as well as military planning and operations.Among many other important subjects, the financial effects of the war and of raising taxes are considered, as well as the impact of a tax increase on congressional and public support for the war. Another major interest is the effort by Congress to influence the conduct of the war and to place various controls on U.S. goals and operations. The emphasis throughout this richly textured narrative is on providing a better understanding of the choices facing the United States and the way in which U.S. policymakers tried to find an effective politico-military strategy, while also probing for a diplomatic settlement.Originally published in 1995.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

Maps

CHAPTER 1. THE IDIOM OF POWER

Chapter 2. FORMULATING U.S. STRATEGY AND PLANS

Chapter 3. TRYING TO FIND A KEY

Chapter 4. THE BOMBING PAUSE DECISION

Chapter 5. NO END IN SIGHT

Chapter 6. CONGRESSIONAL DISCONTENT

Chapter 7. WHIRLWIND: THE BUDDHIST PROTEST, SPRING 1966

Chapter 8. SUPPRESSING THE BUDDHIST PROTEST

Chapter 9. THE U.S. ESCALATES MILITARY AND POLITICAL ACTION

Chapter 10. NEW EMPHASIS ON A SETTLEMENT

Chapter 11. STALEMATE

Chapter 12. SEARCHING

Chapter 13. 1967: A YEAR OF RECKONING

Chapter 14. THE PRESIDENT DECIDES TO USE GREATER FORCE

Chapter 15. WESTMORELAND REQUESTS MORE TROOPS

Chapter 16. CONGRESS IN A QUANDARY

Chapter 17. THE DEEPENING DILEMMA

Chapter 18. SOUTH VIETNAMESE ELECTIONS AND A NEW DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE

Chapter 19. THE CRUMBLING CONSENSUS

Chapter 20. CRUCIBLE

Conclusion. THE END OF STRATEGY

Index

Notes:

"This book was prepared for the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate by the Congressional Reseeirch Service of the Library of Congress. It was originally published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in June 1994. The "Letter of Submittal" and "Foreword" are deleted and some typographical corrections have been made. Otherwise, contents and pagination are the same"--Title page verso.

Originally published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1995].

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691634081

0691634084

9781400852963

140085296X

OCLC:

899266188