Title: Nixon's Vietnam War
First published: 1998
Description: This is the first book to focus exclusively on Nixon's direction of the Vietnam War. Based on extensive interviews with principal players and original research in Vietnam, it goes behind the scenes in Washington and into the minds of America's leaders to provide the most complete and balanced analysis of Nixon's and Kissinger's complex and tortuous strategy and diplomacy.

Kimball explores Nixon's peculiar psychology and his curious relationship with Henry Kissinger to reveal how they influenced his pursuit of globalist goals in Vietnam. He reveals how the Nixon-Kissinger relationship worked - and how it almost fell apart. He also described the keystone of Nixon's strategy - the "Madman Theory" - which he employed to make the Communist nations think he could be provoked into fits of irrationality that might lead him to use nuclear weapons.
Subjects: Politics and government, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Foreign relations, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975, Politique et gouvernement, 15.85 history of America, Vietnamkrieg, Vietnam-oorlog, Vietnam, United States of America, Vietnam War, Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975), Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Nixon, richard m. (richard milhous), 1913-1994, United states, politics and government, 1969-1974, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states
Places: United States
People: Henry Kissinger (1923-), Richard M. Nixon (1913-)
Time periods: 1969-1974
LC classification: DS558 .K557 1998