"I made mistakes" : Robert McNamara's Vietnam War policy, 1960-1968 / Aurélie Basha i Novosejt.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Basha i Novosejt, Aurélie, 1981- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Series:Cambridge studies in US foreign relations.
Subjects:
McNamara, Robert S., > 1916-2009.
United States. > Department of Defense > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States. > Department of Defense.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Economic aspects.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
United States > Foreign relations > 1961-1963 > Decision making.
Cabinet officers.
Economics.
Employees.
United States.
Vietnamkrieg.
USA.
1961-1975
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xvii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
Robert McNamara's Vietnam War policy, 1960-1964
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The history of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1947-1961
  • Civilian control
  • Continuity and change
  • Taking charge of Vietnam policy
  • When military problems become economic problems
  • The fall of 1963
  • McNamara's transition into the Johnson Administration
  • Decisions, indecisions, visions and revisions
  • McNamara in crisis, 1966-1968
  • Conclusion.