| Edition |
[Rev. ed.]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 356 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
On front cover: Revised Edition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-334) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Ford : finally, the war ends -- Ford and the mini-challenge of the Mayaguez -- Carter, Brzezinski, and Russia's Vietnam -- Reagan, Grenada, Lebanon, and the marines -- Bush I : burying Vietnam -- Clinton : the first baby-boomer president -- Bush II : boots on the ground -- 2004 : the Swift boat Campaign -- Obama : "Afghanistan is not Vietnam" -- "Good enough." |
| Summary |
The United States had never lost a war-that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon in humiliation after losing to what Lyndon Johnson called a ""raggedy-ass little fourth-rate country."" The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on the decision of whether to put ""boots on the ground"" and commit troops to war. In Haunting Legacy, the father-daughter journalist team of Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb presents a compelling, accessible, and hugely important history of presidential decisionmaking on one crucial issue: in light of the Vi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- History -- 20th century.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
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Decision making. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- History -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence.
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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| Chronological Term |
1989- |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1900 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Kalb, Deborah.
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Brookings Institution.
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| Added Title |
Vietnam and the American presidency from Ford to Obama |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Kalb, Marvin L. Haunting legacy. [Rev. ed.]. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2012 9780815723899 (OCoLC)807742677 |
| ISBN |
9780815724407 electronic book |
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0815724403 electronic book |
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9780815723899 |
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081572389X |
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