Kennedy's Wars
Berlin, Cuba, Laos and Vietnam
Published on 11. January 2001
Book
Hardback
548 pages
978-0-19-513453-7 (ISBN)
Description
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States when the Cold War was at its height, with crises developing over West Berlin, Cuba and Vietnam. Yet most biographies and books about the Presidency focus on the myth of Camelot, rather than Kennedy's role as a military president. Backed by a wealth of primary documents, Lawrence Freedman provides a vivid portrait of Kennedy as he wrestled with these big issues of war and peace.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
map, portraits
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
963 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513453-7 (9780195134537)
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Content
Preface - Kennedy's Wars. Dramatis Personae. Introduction. Section 1: The Cold War and How to Fight It. 1: Liberal Anti Communism. 2: Beyond Massive Retaliation. 3: The Third World Alternative. 4: Policies and People. Section 2: Berlin and Nuclear Statagy. 5: The New Stratagy. 6: To Vienna and Back. 7: The Berlin Anomaly. 8: A Contest of Resolve. 9: The Wall. 10: Tests and Tension. 11: Flexible Response. 12: Berlin to Cuba. Section 3: Cuba13: . 13: Removing Castro. 14: A Deniable Plan. 15: A Undeniable Fiasco. 16: Still Castro. 17: Mongoose. 18: Searching for Missiles. 19: The Options Debated. 20: Blockade. 21: Military Steps. 22: Political Steps. 23: The Denoument. 24: A Crisis Managed. 25: Aftermath. 26: Back to Square One. Section 4: Alliances and Detente. 27: The Sino-Soviet Split. 28: Towards a Test Ban. 29: The Test Ban Treaty. 30: Measured Response. Section 5: Vietnam. 31: Counter-Insurgency. 32: Laos. 33: Commitment Without Combat. 34: Deciding Not To Decide. 35: The Taylor Report. 36: Decisions. 37: The Influence Of Laos. 38: In the Dark. 39: Coercion and Clients. 40: Diem's Assassination. 41: Kennedy to Johnson. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography