The War Bells Have Rung
The LBJ Tapes and the Americanization of the Vietnam War
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | George C. Herring | ISBN: | 9780813938516 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press | Publication: | July 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | George C. Herring |
| ISBN: | 9780813938516 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Publication: | July 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Language: | English |
With links to the recorded conversations on which it is based, this short digital book by the dean of Vietnam War historians, George Herring, imparts an unprecedented sense of immediacy to Johnson’s reluctant decision to commit U.S. troops to the Vietnam war, knowing full well it would undermine the Great Society reforms that were his greatest achievement.
With links to the recorded conversations on which it is based, this short digital book by the dean of Vietnam War historians, George Herring, imparts an unprecedented sense of immediacy to Johnson’s reluctant decision to commit U.S. troops to the Vietnam war, knowing full well it would undermine the Great Society reforms that were his greatest achievement.
