| Description |
xiv, 229 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Korea. 1. Origins and Involvement. 2. Across the Parallel and into Stalemate. 3. Changing Objectives and the Accordion War. 4. Fighting While Negotiating -- Pt. II. Vietnam. 5. Postwar Politics, Foreign Policy, and the French Interlude. 6. The Long Road to Intervention: Vietnam Policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy. 7. The Legacy Passes to Johnson. 8. Johnson's Fall and Nixon's Rise. 9. The Last Act -- Pt. III. The Gulf War. 10. Background for Conflict. 11. "The Liberation of Kuwait Has Begun" 12. Desert Storm: The Air War. 13. Desert Storm: The Ground War and the Triumph of Lessons Learned |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-215) and index |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Persian Gulf War, 1991.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140341
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| LC no. |
96011507 |
| ISBN |
0275955559 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0275956601 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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