LBJ and Vietnam
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LBJ and Vietnam

A Different Kind of War

  1. 244 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

LBJ and Vietnam

A Different Kind of War

About this book

"[A] compelling analysis... A solid addition to our understanding of the Vietnam War and a president." — Publishers Weekly The Vietnam War remains a divisive memory for Americans—partisans on all sides still debate why it was fought, how it could have been better fought, and whether it could have been won at all. In this major study, a noted expert on the war brings a needed objectivity to these debates by examining dispassionately how and why President Lyndon Johnson and his administration conducted the war as they did. Drawing on a wealth of newly released documents from the LBJ Library, including the Tom Johnson notes from the influential Tuesday Lunch Group, George Herring discusses the concept of limited war and how it affected President Johnson's decision making, Johnson's relations with his military commanders, the administration's pacification program of 1965–1967, the management of public opinion, and the "fighting while negotiating" strategy pursued after the Tet Offensive in 1968. This in-depth analysis, from a prize-winning historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, exposes numerous flaws in Johnson's approach, in a "concise, well-researched account" that "critiques Johnson's management of the Vietnam War in terms of military strategy, diplomacy, and domestic public opinion" ( Library Journal ).

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Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Series Page
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents 
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. 1. “A Different Kind of War”: The Johnson Administration and the Conduct of Limited War in Vietnam
  10. 2. No More MacArthurs: Johnson, McNamara, the Military, and the Command System in Vietnam
  11. 3. The “Other War”: Management of Pacification, 1965–1967
  12. 4. The Not-so-secret Search for Peace
  13. 5. “Without Ire”: Management of Public Opinion
  14. 6. “Fighting while Negotiating”: The Tet Offensive and After
  15. 7. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. Index