America, the Last Domino
Author | : Stan Persky |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Stan Persky |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Malcolm Booker |
Publisher | : Sydney : Collins |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Larry H. Addington |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2000-04-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253003210 |
“If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one.” —New York Review of Books Drawing on years of experience teaching about the war, Larry H. Addington presents a short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America’s military involvement in Vietnam. Not intended as a competitor to the many excellent comprehensive studies of the Vietnam Era, this book will prove a useful introduction and a concise reference to America’s longest, most controversial war. Addington reviews the history of pre-colonial Vietnam, the impact of French imperialism and the Indochina War, and the Cold War origins of American involvement. He then details US policy after the 1954 Geneva Accords, its role in the establishment of South Vietnam, and the outbreak of a new war. Turning to America’s deepening involvement, Addington examines the US strategies for waging air and ground war, the impact of the war at home, and the reasons for the failure of US policy under President Johnson. He studies the successes and failures of the policy of withdrawal under President Nixon and concludes with an overview of the war’s aftermath and its legacy.
Author | : Loch K. Johnson |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
This text serves both as an introduction to the fundamentals of Amercian foreign policy and an examination of those fundamentals in action. The book's illustration programme is designed to highlight key points in the text as well as provide the reference keys for students new to the discipline.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 788 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Legislative hearings |
ISBN | : |
Author | : American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 924 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Cattle |
ISBN | : |
Brief history of Hereford cattle: v. 1, p. 359-375.
Author | : Campbell Craig |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2009-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674035534 |
The Cold War dominated world affairs during the half century following World War II. It ended in victory for the United States, yet it was a costly triumph, claiming trillions of dollars in defense spending and the lives of nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers. Apocalyptic anti-communism sharply limited the range of acceptable political debate, while American actions overseas led to the death of millions of innocent civilians and destabilized dozens of nations that posed no threat to the United States. In a brilliant new interpretation, Campbell Craig and Fredrik Logevall reexamine the successes and failures of America’s Cold War. The United States dealt effectively with the threats of Soviet predominance in Europe and of nuclear war in the early years of the conflict. But in engineering this policy, American leaders successfully paved the way for domestic actors and institutions with a vested interest in the struggle’s continuation. Long after the U.S.S.R. had been effectively contained, Washington continued to wage a virulent Cold War that entailed a massive arms buildup, wars in Korea and Vietnam, the support of repressive regimes and counterinsurgencies, and a pronounced militarization of American political culture. American foreign policy after 1945 was never simply a response to communist power or a crusade contrived solely by domestic interests. It was always an amalgamation of both. This provocative book lays bare the emergence of a political tradition in Washington that feeds on external dangers, real or imagined, a mindset that inflames U.S. foreign policy to this day.
Author | : Adam Michaelson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2009-01-06 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1440661936 |
Now in paperback-an inside look at Countrywide Home Loans and the mortgage crisis, from a former mortgage lender executive. In July 2004, Adam Michaelson attended a high-level meeting at Countrywide Financial headquarters about a new loan product that would allow borrowers to pay less than their minimum monthly payment. The "finance jocks" believed that the booming housing market would only get bigger, supporting homeowners in a cycle of borrowing against their houses and refinancing later. They were wrong. And when the bottom dropped out, Countrywide suffered the consequences-as did millions of Americans. With an insider's knowledge and thorough reporting on the impact on American families and the ripple effects on the economy, Michaelson examines the marketing of a mirage and the bad business decisions that destroyed a company, confronts the ethical questions that have arisen in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, and offers creative proposals to prevent such a meltdown from ever happening again.
Author | : Michael Grow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Reveals how Cold War U.S. presidents intervened in Latin America not, as the official argument stated, to protect economic interests or war off perceived national security threats, but rather as a way of responding to questions about strength and credibility both globally and at home.