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"I made mistakes" : Robert McNamara's Vietnam War policy, 1960-1968
- Author
- Basha i Novosejt, Aurélie, 1981- author.
- Title
- "I made mistakes" : Robert McNamara's Vietnam War policy, 1960-1968 / Aurélie Basha i Novosejt.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Description
- xvii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Portion of title
- Robert McNamara's Vietnam War policy, 1960-1964
- Series
- Cambridge studies in US foreign relations
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-315) and index.
- Contents
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- The history of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1947-1961
- Civilian control
- Continuity and change
- Taking charge of Vietnam policy
- When military problems become economic problems
- The fall of 1963
- McNamara's transition into the Johnson Administration
- Decisions, indecisions, visions and revisions
- McNamara in crisis, 1966-1968
- Conclusion.
- Subject headings
- McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009. United States. Department of Defense--Officials and employees --Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Economic aspects. Cabinet officers--United States--Biography. United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963--Decision making.
- Genre heading
- Biography.
- ISBN
- 9781108415538 (hardback : alk. paper) 1108415539 9781108401555 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1108401554