The U.S. government and the Vietnam war : executive and legislative roles and relationships. Part II, 1961-1964 / William Conrad Gibbons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbons, William Conrad, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 459

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

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 (439 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1986]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This searching analysis of what has been called America's longest war" was commissioned by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to achieve an improved understanding of American participation in the conflict. Part II covers the period from Kennedy's inauguration through Johnson's first year in office.Originally published in 1986.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

MAP: Vietnam after the 1954 Geneva Conference

CHAPTER 1. THE 1961 DECISION TO STAND FIRM IN VIETNAM

CHAPTER 2. THE NEW U.S. COMMITMENT: "LIMITED PARTNERS"

CHAPTER 3. SOWING THE WIND: THE FALL OF NGO DINH DIEM

CHAPTER 4. PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A WIDER WAR

CHAPTER 5. STRIKING BACK: THE GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENTS

CHAPTER 6. TALKING PEACE AND PLANNING WAR

APPENDIX: Legal Commentary and Judicial Opinions on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 7, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691638515

0691638519

9781400858132

1400858135

OCLC:

899263383