| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 528 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface: Kennedy's Wars; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; I. The Cold War and How to Fight It; 1. Liberal Anticommunism; 2. Beyond Massive Retaliation; 3. The Third World Alternative; 4. Policies and People; II. Berlin and Nuclear Strategy; 5. The New Strategy; 6. To Vienna and Back; 7. The Berlin Anomaly; 8. A Contest of Resolve; 9. The Wall; 10. Tests and Tension; 11. Flexible Response; 12. Berlin to Cuba; III. Cuba; 13. Removing Castro; 14. A Deniable Plan; 15. An Undeniable Fiasco; 16. Still Castro; 17. Mongoose; 18. Searching for Missiles; 19. The Options Debated; 20. Blockade |
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21. Military Steps22. Political Steps; 23. The Denouement; 24. A Crisis Managed; 25. Aftermath; 26. Back to Square One; IV. Alliances and Détente; 27. The Sino-Soviet Split; 28. Toward a Test Ban; 29. The Test Ban Treaty; 30. Measured Response; V. Vietnam; 31. Counterinsurgency; 32. Laos; 33. Commitment without Combat; 34. Deciding not to Decide; 35. The Taylor Report; 36. Decisions; 37. The Influence of Laos; 38. In the Dark; 39. Coercion |
| Summary |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States when the Cold War was at its height, with crises developing over West Berlin, Cuba and Vietnam. Yet most biographies and books about the Presidency focus on the myth of Camelot, rather than Kennedy's role as a military president. Backed by a wealth of primary documents, Lawrence Freedman provides a vivid portrait of Kennedy as he wrestled with these big issues of war and peace |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-505) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Military leadership
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 fast |
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. nli |
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Military leadership. nli |
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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, (1917-1963) -- Et la politique militaire. ram |
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Kennedy, John F. swd |
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Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
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Diplomatic relations
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Command of troops
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Military policy
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Vietnamkrieg
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Außenpolitik
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Militärpolitik
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Kubakrise
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Internationale conflicten.
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Cuba-crisis.
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Vietnam-oorlog.
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Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Crise de Cuba (1962)
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Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975)
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Crise de Berlin (1958-1961)
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140100
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034589
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Cuba
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Germany
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United States
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Berliner Mauer
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USA
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
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United States -- Military policy.
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Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961.
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États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1961-1963.
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États-Unis -- Politique militaire -- 1945-1970.
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Berlin (Allemagne) -- 1945-1990.
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Etats-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1961-1963.
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Kuba -- Invasion <1961>
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
99087898 |
| ISBN |
1602568650 |
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9781602568655 |
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1280473207 |
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9781280473203 |
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661047320X |
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9786610473205 |
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9780199881161 |
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0199881162 |
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