Review
Examines the reasons that nations go to war and the dynamics of such decision-making using Vietnam as a case. Focuses on key decisions at critical turning points in U.S. policy toward Vietnam, including Truman's decision to support France over Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh (1945-54), Eisenhower's and Kennedy's decisions to ignore Geneva Accords and support Diem and non-communist government in the South, Johnson's decision to escalate of the war (1964-68), and Johnson's and Nixon's decisions to wind down the war and withdraw U.S. troops and military aid. Illustrated. Discussion questions included. -- Book Description
