The Kennedy withdrawal : Camelot and the American commitment to Vietnam /
Selverstone, Marc J.,
The Kennedy withdrawal : Camelot and the American commitment to Vietnam / Marc J. Selverstone. - 325 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Great "What If?" -- Assumption: January 1961-December 1961 -- Escalation: January 1962-June 1962 -- Formulation: July 1962-December 1962 -- Modification: January 1963-April 1963 -- Acceleration: May 1963-August 1963 -- Declaration: September 1963-October 1963 -- Implementation: October 1963-November 1963 -- Cancellation: November 1963-March 1964 -- Epilogue: The Shadow of Camelot.
"In October 1963, President Kennedy proposed withdrawing from Vietnam, gaining him a durable reputation as a skeptic on the war. However, drawing on secret White House tapes, Marc Selverstone reveals that JFK never had a firm intention to withdraw. The real value of the proposal lay in obtaining political cover for his open-ended Vietnam policy"--
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2022009251
Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States--History, Military--20th century.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
The Kennedy withdrawal : Camelot and the American commitment to Vietnam / Marc J. Selverstone. - 325 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Great "What If?" -- Assumption: January 1961-December 1961 -- Escalation: January 1962-June 1962 -- Formulation: July 1962-December 1962 -- Modification: January 1963-April 1963 -- Acceleration: May 1963-August 1963 -- Declaration: September 1963-October 1963 -- Implementation: October 1963-November 1963 -- Cancellation: November 1963-March 1964 -- Epilogue: The Shadow of Camelot.
"In October 1963, President Kennedy proposed withdrawing from Vietnam, gaining him a durable reputation as a skeptic on the war. However, drawing on secret White House tapes, Marc Selverstone reveals that JFK never had a firm intention to withdraw. The real value of the proposal lay in obtaining political cover for his open-ended Vietnam policy"--
9780674048812 0674048814
2022009251
Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States--History, Military--20th century.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.