The Vietnam War: Counterfactuals and Controversies

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The Vietnam War: Counterfactuals and Controversies John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson The Historical Debate The Military Debate Assessment

John Kennedy

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

“Strategic Hamlet” Program

Madame Nhu

Henry Cabot Lodge

Diem, Brother, and General Minh

Lyndon Johnson Geopolitical Political Historical Personal

Fall of China (1949)

Senator Joe McCarthy

The Historical Debate

Dean Rusk

McGeorge Bundy

Robert McNamara

William Westmoreland

The Military Debate Strategy Tactics Politics

Ronald Reagan

Ho Chi Minh

Lee Clark

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