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Author/Creator:Kalb, Marvin L.
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Title:The road to war [electronic resource] : presidential commitments honored and betrayed / Marvin Kalb.
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ISBN:9780815724933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780815724438 (e-book)
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Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
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Physical Description:x, 287 p.
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Links:Online book
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Local Notes:Access is available to the Yale community.
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Notes:Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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- Format:Book
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BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:Truman's war in Korea -- The hatching of an American "commitment" -- Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!" -- Kennedy: the coup that failed -- Johnson: "Let us continue" -- Nixon: "There is no way to win this war" -- One way or the other: getting out, finally -- "Honorable exit" or "decent interval" -- The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable -- Where are they now?.
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Subjects:Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Military policy--History--20th century.
United States--Military relations--Korea (South)
Korea (South)--Military relations--United States.
United States--Military relations--Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic)--Military relations--United States.
United States--Military relations--Israel.
Israel--Military relations--United States.
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Also listed under:ebrary, Inc.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12170658