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Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisors
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by David M. Barrett
Sales Rank: 1199647
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Cover Type: Paperback with 260 pages
Published by: University Press Of Kansas August 15, 1993
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0700606319
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0700606313
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Barrett's in-depth study of the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and his Vietnam War advisers concentrates on three distinct periods of the war: the first half of 1965, when the president and his advisers faced the prospect of South Vietnam's collapse; the spring and summer of 1967, when the pull-back-or-escalate debate was at its hottest; and the winter and spring of 1968, which included the Tet Offensive and LBJ's announcement that he would not run for reelection. Barrett analyzes the interaction among the president and cabinet members, White House staffers, military leaders, diplomats and government elders such as Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson on the question of Vietnam policy, bringing into sharp focus what the author calls Johnson's operating style, an odd combination of openness to wide-ranging views and a strong penchant for secrecy. Barrett argues that in these conferences the president was not the temperamental twister portrayed often, but on the contrary, was a polite listener. The study clarifies LBJ's performance as war president and demonstrates that "assertions that there must have been an irrational advisory process surrounding Johnson do not meet the test of evidence." Barrett teaches political science at Villanova.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Utilizing many recently declassified documents, Barrett (history, Villanova Univ.) details Johnson's decision-making from 1965, when he set upon a path to escalate the war in Vietnam, to his resolution not to run for reelection after 1968's Tet Offensive. Barrett's fresh analysis involves the role of Johnson's advisers, men such as George Ball, Robert McNamara, McGeorge and William Bundy, Clark Clifford, and Dean Rusk, as well as generals Westmoreland, Wheeler, and Taylor. Barrett challenges the traditional interpretation of the hawkish president, concluding that 1965's escalation was not a foregone conclusion, and sheds light on the rational decision-making that was Johnson's downfall. This important book on the Vietnam War follows a recent surge of monographs and memoirs on Johnson and his foreign policy and biographies of his advisers. Highly recommended for all academic and large public libraries.
- Boyd Chidress, Auburn Univ. Lib., Ala.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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