Masters of war : military dissent and politics in the Vietnam era / Robert Buzzanco.

Collection type	Library
Author	Buzzanco, Robert.;
Call Number	959.7043373 B992m
Document type	Monograph
Year	1996.
Citation	95016226
Pagination	xiv, 386 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Cambridge University Press,
Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-377) and index.
Place made	New York

Abstract

1. Introduction: Losing Battles and Winning Wars -- 2. Prologue to Tragedy: U.S. Military Opposition to Intervention in Vietnam, 1950-1954 -- 3. Preparing for and Avoiding War: Military Affairs and Politics in Vietnam and the United States, 1955-1960 --. Pinning Down the President: JFK, the Military, and Political Maneuvering over Vietnam, January-October 1961 -- 5. The Best and Worst of Times: The U.S. War against Vietnam, October 1961-November 1963 -- 6. "Seeing Things Through in Vietnam": LBJ, thelitary, and the Growing U.S. Commitment to Vietnam, November 1963-December 1964 -- 7. Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst: U.S. Ground Troops Enter the Vietnam War, January-July 1965 -- 8. War on Three Fronts: U.S. Forces versus the Viet Cong, Westmoreld versus the Marines, and Military Leaders versus the White House, July 1965-December 1966 -- 9. "The Platform of False Prophets Is Crowded": Public Hope and Private Despair in Vietnam, 1967.10. The Myth of Tet: Military Failure and the Politics of War -- 11. Conclusion: Bringing It All Back Home -- Epilogue: "This Is a Real War": Military Dissent and Politics after Vietnam.