The road to war presidential commitments honored and betrayed
by
Kalb, Marvin L.
Title
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The road to war presidential commitments honored and betrayed
Author
:
Kalb, Marvin L.
Personal Author
:
Kalb, Marvin L.
Publication Information
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
Physical Description
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x, 287 p.
Contents
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Truman's war in Korea -- The hatching of an American "commitment" -- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!" -- Kennedy: the coup that failed -- Johnson: "Let us continue" -- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war" -- One way or the other: getting out, finally -- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval" -- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable -- Where are they now?.
Subject Term
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Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Military policy -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South)
Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States.
United States -- Military relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) -- Military relations -- United States.
United States -- Military relations -- Israel.
Israel -- Military relations -- United States.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Added Corporate Author
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ProQuest (Firm)
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| E840.4 .K36 2013 | 1013320-1001 | Ebook Central | Ebook Central | |