Kalb, Marvin L.
The road to war presidential commitments honored and betrayed / [electronic resource] : Marvin Kalb. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013. - x, 287 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Political leadership--History--United States--20th century.
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.
Electronic books.
E840.4 / .K36 2013eb
355.00973/0904
The road to war presidential commitments honored and betrayed / [electronic resource] : Marvin Kalb. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013. - x, 287 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Presidents--History--United States--20th century.
Political leadership--History--United States--20th century.
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.
Electronic books.
E840.4 / .K36 2013eb
355.00973/0904