Fire and rain : Nixon, Kissinger, and the wars in Southeast Asia /
This book offers a narrative of the way national security decisions formed at the highest levels of government affect the lives of individuals at home and abroad. By drawing these connections, the text looks at policy decisions about Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and conveys their significance. It co...
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New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "This is not frivolous, Mr. Chairman"
- The war. "Mired in stalemate" ; "We will hit them with no warning" ; "I see death coming up the hill" ; "It makes our position murder" ; "Blow their candles out" ; "You shouldn't kill that many" ; "The idealists are the builders" ; "Hit 'em in the gut" ; "The great mystery of life" ; "The greatest success" ; "Enjoy the breeze" ; "We might have burned your house" ; "Something like a moron..." ; "Take a stinking hill" ; "Everyone was crying" ; "Bring our brothers home"
- War and diplomacy. "You've only got one card" ; "Man of peace" ; "Knock the shit out of them" ; "Seize the hour! Seize the day!" ; "The whole ground shakes" ; "Let us think of Tanya" ; "Four more years" ; "You're three for three, Mr. President!" ; "Miserable, filthy people" ; "A terrific letdown" ; "Let the Americans see me"
- Epilogue: "We were serious people!"