Containment and credibility : the ideology and deception that plunged America into the Vietnam War /

Is it possible that a president and his administration would purposefully mislead the American public so that they could commit the United States to a war that is not theirs to fight? Anyone with even a remote memory of the phrase 'weapons of mass destruction' probably finds such a questio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Proctor, Pat, 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Carrel Books, [2016]
Subjects:	Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973 > Political and social views. Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Political and social views. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion. Public opinion > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Military policy. United States > Foreign relations > 1963-1969. United States > Foreign relations > 1969-1974. Ideology > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Deception > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century. HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.

Table of Contents:

Creating a consensus on Vietnam
The "Americanization" of the Vietnam War
Political stalemate
The collapse of credibility
Ending America's Vietnam War
Refighting the Vietnam War.