imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam Porter, Gareth 1942- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. cau Berkeley University of California Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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403 p. The imbalance of power, 1953-1965 -- The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States -- Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam -- North Vietnamese policy under the American threat -- Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy -- Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis -- Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war -- Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war. Gareth Porter. Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-381) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- a-vt--- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Balance of power History 20th century National security United States History 20th century Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Diplomatic history United States Foreign relations Vietnam Vietnam Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations 1961-1963 Decision making United States Foreign relations 1963-1969 Decision making United States Foreign relations 1953-1961 E183.8.V5 P67 2004eb 959.704/32 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10084600 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10084600 CaPaEBR 041025 ebr10084600