The Irony of Vietnam: The System Worked (A Brookings Classic)

Synopsis

Part I. Decisions: Getting Into Vietnam -- Patterns, Dilemmas, And Explanations -- Recurrent Patterns And Dilemmas From Roosevelt To Eisenhower -- Picking Up The Torch: The Kennedy Administration -- Intervention In Force: The Johnson Administration, I -- Coming Home To Roost: The Johnson Administration, Ii -- Part Ii. The Imperative Not To Lose -- National Security Goals And Stakes -- Domestic Political Stakes -- The Bureaucracy And The Inner Circle -- Part Iii. Means: The Minimum Necessary And The Maximum Feasible -- Constraints -- Pressures And The President -- Part Iv. Perceptions: Realism, Hope, And Compromise -- Optimism, Pessimism, And Credibility -- The Strategy Of Perseverance -- Part V. Conclusions -- The Lessons Of Vietnam. Leslie H. Gelb, With Richard K. Betts ; Foreword By Fareed Zakaria. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.