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An examination of how and why President Lyndon Johnson and his administration conducted the Vietnam war as they did.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • One. “A Different Kind of War”: The Johnson Administration and the Conduct of Limited War in Vietnam
  • Two. No More MacArthurs: Johnson, McNamara, the Military, and the Command System in Vietnam
  • Three. The “Other War”: Management of Pacification, 1965–1967
  • Four. The Not-so-secret Search for Peace
  • Five. “Without Ire”: Management of Public Opinion
  • Six. “Fighting while Negotiating”: The Tet Offensive and After
  • Seven. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

LBJ and Vietnam

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    A Paperback / softback by George C. Herring, Emmette S. Redford, James E. Anderson

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      Publisher University of Texas Press
      Published 1 October 1996
      ISBN-13 9780292731073
      978-0292731073
      ISBN-10 0292731078

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An examination of how and why President Lyndon Johnson and his administration conducted the Vietnam war as they did.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Preface
      • One. “A Different Kind of War”: The Johnson Administration and the Conduct of Limited War in Vietnam
      • Two. No More MacArthurs: Johnson, McNamara, the Military, and the Command System in Vietnam
      • Three. The “Other War”: Management of Pacification, 1965–1967
      • Four. The Not-so-secret Search for Peace
      • Five. “Without Ire”: Management of Public Opinion
      • Six. “Fighting while Negotiating”: The Tet Offensive and After
      • Seven. Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Index

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