UID:
edocfu_9959237839402883
Format:
1 online resource (491 p.)
ISBN:
0-8131-6548-2
Series Statement:
Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace
Content:
To fully comprehend the Vietnam War, it is essential to understand the central role that southerners played in the nation's commitment to the war, in the conflict's duration, and in the fighting itself. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and Secretary of State Dean Rusk of Georgia oversaw the dramatic escalation of U.S. military involvement from 1965 through 1968. General William Westmoreland, born and raised in South Carolina, commanded U.S. forces during most of the Johnson presidency. Widely supported by their constituents, southern legislators collectively provided the most dependable su
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Regionalism, southerners, and US foreign relations, 1789-1973 -- Southerners and the Vietnam commitment, 1953-1964 -- Southerners and the decisions for war, 1965-1966 -- Southern soldiers -- Southerners and the debate over the war's conduct, 1967 -- Southerners and the decisions to withdraw from Vietnam, 1968-1970 -- Southern college students -- Southerners and the end of the Vietnam War, 1971-1973.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-6109-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-6104-5
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
