| Bystanders to the Vietnam War: The Role of the United States Senate, 1950-1965 Contributor(s): Goldberg, Ronald Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476668914 ISBN-13: 9781476668918 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 2018035833 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (0.45 lbs) 159 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who was most responsible for the Vietnam War? Did President Lyndon Johnson simply continue the policies of his predecessors, Eisenhower and Kennedy, or was he the principal architect? What responsibility did Congress share? Was the Senate a coequal partner in creating the Vietnam policy or a secondary player? Focusing on the U.S. Senate's role in the war, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict--as throughout American history--the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace, including during the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. |