Containment and credibility : the ideology and deception that plunged America into the Vietnam War

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Containment and credibility : the ideology and deception that plunged America into the Vietnam War

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the ideology and deception that plunged America into the Vietnam War

Statement of responsibility

Pat Proctor

Creator

• trueProctor, Pat, 1971-

Author

• trueProctor, Pat, 1971-

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Deception -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Diplomatic relations
• trueDishonesty -- Political aspects
• HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War
• History
• trueIdeology
• Ideology -- Political aspects
• Ideology -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
• Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 -- Political and social views
• trueManipulation (Social sciences)
• trueMilitary history
• Military policy
• Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
• Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Political and social views
• Political and social views
• Public opinion
• truePublic opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• United States
• trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1963-1969
• trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974
• trueUnited States -- Military policy
• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
• trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Public opinion
• trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
• trueWar, Declaration of
• Deception -- Political aspects
• trueDeception

Genre

• trueHistory

Language

eng

Summary

"Is it possible that a president and his administration would purposefully mislead the American public so that they could commit the United States to a war that is not theirs to fight? Anyone with even a remote memory of the phrase 'weapons of mass destruction' probably finds such a question naive. On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War, those with longer memories would consider the unquestioning acceptance of Saddam Hussein's 'gathering threat' even more naive. Providing historical context that highlights how the decision to use force is made, as well as how it is 'sold,' Containment and Credibility explores how the half-truths and outright lies of both the Johnson and Nixon administrations brought us into a conflict that cost more than fifty thousand American lives over eight years. As we consider how best to confront the growing threat of ISIS, it is increasingly important for the public to understand how we were convinced to go to war in the past. In the 1960s, the domino theory warning of the spread of communism provided the rationale for war, followed by the deception of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the resulting resolution that essentially gave LBJ a blank check. This book will show how this deception ultimately led to the unraveling of the Johnson presidency and will explore the credibility gap that led to the public political debate of that time. Containment and Credibility applies the lessons of the sixties to today's similar debates regarding military involvement"--Provided by publisher

Pace

• trueLeisurely paced

Writing style

• truePersuasive
• trueRichly detailed

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

959.704/31

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography