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Interesting view on vietnam
David Barrett's book is simple to understand. He gives you the facts of what influenced johnson to take the actions he did. I found it very informative.
Published on April 22, 2000
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Disappointing academic exercise
Although this book purports to be an analysis of Johnson's decision making process, it is really a hodgepodge of history and analysis lumped together, without clearly demarcating either approach. It is an unfortunate reminder of the dictum that, too often, political science is really "history without the history". Anyone interested in this topic, and the truly gruesome...
Published 12 months ago by scholarboy
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting view on vietnam,
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This review is from: Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisors (Paperback)
David Barrett's book is simple to understand. He gives you the facts of what influenced johnson to take the actions he did. I found it very informative.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisors (Paperback)
Although this book purports to be an analysis of Johnson's decision making process, it is really a hodgepodge of history and analysis lumped together, without clearly demarcating either approach. It is an unfortunate reminder of the dictum that, too often, political science is really "history without the history". Anyone interested in this topic, and the truly gruesome history of how we got involved in Vietnam can do much better. I strongly recommend "Choosing War" by Frederik Logevall, an intensely studied analysis of the period from Johnson's accession to his decision, 18 months later, to Americanize the war.
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Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers (Modern War Studies) by David M. Barrett (Hardcover - June 1993)
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