(P/B) DERELICTION OF DUTY

Παρουσίαση

Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. McMaster pinpoints the policies and decisions that got the United States into the morass and reveals who made these decisions and the motives behind them, disproving the published theories of other historians and excuses of the participants.
A page-turning narrative, Dereliction Of Duty focuses on a fascinating cast of characters: President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, General Maxwell Taylor, McGeorge Bundy and other top aides who deliberately deceived the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the U.S. Congress and the American public.
McMaster's only book, Dereliction of Duty is an explosive and authoritative new look at the controversy concerning the United States involvement in Vietnam. (From the publisher)

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. The new frontiersmen and the old guard
1961-October 1962
2. Havana and Hanoi
October 1962-November 1963
3. New war, new leader
November 1960-January 1964
4. Graduated pressure
January-March 1964
5. From distrust to deceit
March-July 1964
6. Across the threshold
July-August 1964
7. Contriving consensus
August-September 1964
8. Prophecies rejected and the path of least resistance
September-November 1964
9. Planning for failure
November-December 1964
10. A fork in the road
December 1964-February 1965
11. The foot in the door
February-March 1965
12. A quicksand of lies
March-April 1965
13. The coach and his team
April-June 1965
14. War without direction
April-June 1965
15. Five silent men
July 1965
Epilogue
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index