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Lyndon Johnson's War: The Road to Stalemate in Vietnam Paperback – April 17, 1991
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"Stunning....The portrait of the embattled and unyielding president that emerges is vivid and memorable."―Publishers Weekly
By 1968, the United States had committed over 525,000 men to Vietnam and bombed virtually all military targets recommended by the joint Chiefs of Staff. Yet, the United States was no closer to securing its objectives than it had been prior to the Americanization of the war. The long-promised light at the end of the tunnel was a mirage. This absorbing account reveals the bankruptcy of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, the failures of political reform in South Vietnam and the bitter bureaucratic conflicts between the US government and its military commanders.- Print length274 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication dateApril 17, 1991
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
- ISBN-100393307786
- ISBN-13978-0393307788
- Lexile measure1290L
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- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; New edition (April 17, 1991)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 274 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393307786
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393307788
- Lexile measure : 1290L
- Item Weight : 12.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,779,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,730 in Southeast Asia History
- #3,485 in Vietnam War History (Books)
- #4,097 in Military Strategy History (Books)
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It was the French who colonised Vietnam against the will of the people who lived there. The French appealed to the US for aid to prevent the Vietnamese people from obtaining freedom. President Truman agreed the American involvement in Vietnam and is as much to blame for what followed as anyone. Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy increased the US involvement in Vietnam to such a degree that Lyndon Johnson felt obliged to carry on the conflict. His successor, Nixon, also continued in much the same vane. Many American politicians supported Johnson and urged him on - they have to stand up and be counted too.
The book fails to point out that American fear of communism lay behind US policy in Vietnam for decades.
Having said all that the book is a good read, it is well worth reading since it charts a very important time in the history of the war in Vietnam. It is easy to read, if somewhat wordy, and conveys well what was happening at the higher level politically.
In summary this was a complex war and no one person could ever be held accountable for it.

