| Description |
1 online resource (xxxix, 389 pages) |
| Contents |
Background to a needless war -- Morgenthau and Bundy : the Harvard dean fails the Vietnam reality test -- Media neglect of the national interest -- Morgenthau and Schlesinger and the national interest -- Morgenthau and the Council on Foreign Relations -- Morgenthau's influence, Fulbright's conversion and the stupidity of smart men -- "What I have said recently, I have been saying for years without anybody paying attention." |
| Summary |
This book explores how America's national leadership, mesmerized by the mythology of monolithic communism, failed the American people. It demonstrates with detailed archival sources how three administrations refused to consider the arguments of the central critic of the war who proved that the war should never have been fought because Vietnam was never a vital American security interest. Th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Morgenthau, Hans J. (Hans Joachim), 1904-1980 -- Political and social views
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| SUBJECT |
Morgenthau, Hans J. (Hans Joachim), 1904-1980 fast |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Political aspects -- United States
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HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War.
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Buddhism and politics
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Political and social views
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020739906 |
| ISBN |
9780739137710 |
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0739137719 |
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9781280658938 |
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1280658932 |
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9786613635860 |
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6613635863 |
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