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A grand delusion, America's descent into Vietnam, Robert Mann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 787-799) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A grand delusion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45136691

Responsibility statement

Robert Mann

Sub title

America's descent into Vietnam

Summary

America's Descent into Vietnam, Given by Dr. JamesE. Archer

Table Of Contents

The little pipsqueak: February 1965 -- pt. 1. The roots of war -- The "loss" of China: 1949-1950 -- Paralyzed with fear: 1950 -- Korea: 1950 -- The part-time isolationists: 1951 -- pt. 2. The initial descent -- Nothing but a grim joke: 1945-1950 -- The keystone in Southeast Asia: 1951 -- A great crusade: 1951-1952 -- Pouring money down a rat hole: 1953 -- Pouring money down a rat hole: 1953 -- You shall not fight unaided: 1953 -- La Guerre sale: 1954 -- We cannot engage in active war: 1954 -- Diplomacy of bluster and retreat: 1954 -- The best available prime minister: 1954-1955 -- This is our offspring: 1955-1956 -- A blank grant of power: 1957-1958 -- Nothing more than a mirage: 1958-1960 -- pt. 3. Into the morass -- Vietnam is the place: 1961 -- You're just crazier than hell: 1961 -- A world of illusion: 1962 -- The beginning of the beginning 1962 -- You did visit the same country, didn't you?: 1963 -- A stone rolling downhill: 1963 -- pt. 4. Escalation and deception -- Get in, get out, or get off: 1963-1964 -- The damn worst mess I ever saw: 1964 -- Aggression unchallenged is aggression unleashed: 1964 -- No wider war: 1964-1965 -- Harder choices: 1965 -- We are very deep already: 1965 -- This could be quagmire: 1965 -- Sliding farther into the morass of war: 1965 -- Let them know they are in a war: 1966 -- Once our flag is committed: 1966 -- Where does it all end?: 1966-1967 -- There is a rot in the fabric: 1967 -- A very near thing: 1968 -- Everyone has turned into a dove: 1968 -- The vice president has very few guns: 1968 -- pt. 5. Nixon's war -- Win the peace: 1969 -- This chamber reeks of blood: 1970 -- We'll bomb the bastards off the earth: 1970-1971 -- Peace is at hand: 1972 -- A spirit of doubt and contrition: 1972-1975

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