Perils of dominance
Subtitle: imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam
By: Gareth Porter.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963; Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973; Balance of power -- History -- 20th century; National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Diplomatic history; 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; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-381) and index.
Table of contents: title: The imbalance of power, 1953-1965; title: The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States; title: Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam; title: North Vietnamese policy under the American threat; title: Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy; title: Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis; title: Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war; title: Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war.