Hanover Library CatalogueLessons in disaster : McGeorge Bundy and the path to war in Vietnam / Gordon M. Goldstein.
Publication details: New York : Times Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2009, c2008.Edition: Pbk edDescription: xiii, 300 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780805090871
- 0805090878
- Bundy, McGeorge
- Bundy, McGeorge -- Political and social views
- National Security Council (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Causes
- Political consultants -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography
- National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- 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
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- E183.8.V5 G64 2008
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 - 399 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 327.730597 GOLD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906000749961 |
Originally published in hardcover in 2008 by Times Books.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-284) and index.
Legend of the establishment -- Counselors advise but presidents decide -- Never trust the bureaucracy to get it right -- Politics is the enemy of strategy -- Conviction without rigor is a strategy for disaster -- Never deploy military means in pursuit of indeterminate ends -- Intervention is a presidential choice, not an inevitability.
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