Kennedy Withdrawal : Camelot and the American commitment to Vietnam / Marc J. Selverstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selverstone, Marc J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

Kennedy, John F.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 336 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2022.

Summary:

In October 1963, President Kennedy proposed withdrawing from Vietnam, gaining him a durable reputation as a skeptic on the war. However, drawing on secret White House tapes, Marc Selverstone reveals that JFK never had a firm intention to withdraw. The real value of the proposal lay in obtaining political cover for his open-ended Vietnam policy.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction. The Great "What If?"

1. Assumption: January 1961-December 1961

2. Escalation: January 1962-June 1962

3. Formulation: July 1962-December 1962

4. Modification: January 1963-April 1963

5. Acceleration: May 1963-August 1963

6. Declaration: September 1963-October 1963

7. Implementation: October 1963-November 1963

8. Cancellation: November 1963-March 1964

Epilogue. The Shadow of Camelot

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 15, 2022).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780674287563

0674287568

9780674287549

0674287541

OCLC:

1351198948