The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part I: 1945-1960

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part I: 1945-1960
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Conrad Gibbons
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:380
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreVietnam war
ISBN/Barcode 9780691610368
ClassificationsDewey:959.7043
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

This searching analysis of what has been called America's longest war" was commissioned by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to achieve an improved understanding of American participation in the conflict. Part I begins with Truman's decision at the end of World War II to accept French reoccupation of Indochina, rather than to seek the inter