Porter, Gareth, 1942-
Perils of dominance imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam / [electronic resource] : Gareth Porter. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. - 403 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-381) and index.
The imbalance of power, 1953-1965 -- The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States -- Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam -- North Vietnamese policy under the American threat -- Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy -- Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis -- Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war -- Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963.
Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.
Balance of power--History--20th century.
National security--History--United States--20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Diplomatic history.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.--1961-1963
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.--1963-1969
United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
Electronic books.
E183.8.V5 / P67 2004eb
959.704/32
Perils of dominance imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam / [electronic resource] : Gareth Porter. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. - 403 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-381) and index.
The imbalance of power, 1953-1965 -- The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States -- Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam -- North Vietnamese policy under the American threat -- Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy -- Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis -- Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war -- Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963.
Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.
Balance of power--History--20th century.
National security--History--United States--20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Diplomatic history.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.--1961-1963
United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.--1963-1969
United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
Electronic books.
E183.8.V5 / P67 2004eb
959.704/32