Vietnam's second front : domestic politics, the Republican Party, and the war /

Vietnam's second front : domestic politics, the Republican Party, and the war /

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Main Author: Johns, Andrew L., 1968-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2010.
Subjects:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Politics and war > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power > United States > History > 20th century.
Legislative power > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Ares, Virginia, and the myth of the water's edge
  • Trapped between Scylla and Charybdis : JFK, the GOP, and domestic politics
  • The Cassandra conundrum : GOP opposition to LBJ's Vietnam policy, 1963-1965
  • Opening Pandora's box : escalation and domestic politics, 1965-1966
  • Confronting the hydra : LBJ on the defensive, 1966-1967
  • Sisyphus and Tantalus : the political impact of the war, 1967-1968
  • The Zalmoxis effect : Vietnam and the 1968 presidential election
  • The Icarus agenda : Vietnamization and its political implications
  • Whither Ariadne? Domestic politics and Nixon's search for peace
  • Conclusion: sowing dragon's teeth
  • Appendix: Republicans, 1961-1973.

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