Bystanders to the Vietnam War
Subtitle: the role of the United States Senate, 1950-1965
By: Ronald Allen Goldberg
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9781476668918
Subjects: United States; United States. Congress. Senate; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; History
Description: "Focusing on the U.S. Senate's role in the war, this history records the various senators' views in their own words. The author demonstrates that during the 20-year conflict--as throughout American history--the president was the principal formulator of policy on war and peace, including during the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The years of growing involvement; title: The decision not to intervene; title: The creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; title: The Geneva Conference; title: The Quiet Years; title: The Kennedy Years; title: The Tonkin Gulf Affair; title: The decision to escalate.