Lyndon Johnson's War: America's Cold War Crusade in Vietnam, 1945-1968
- ISBN-10
- 0809016044
- ISBN-13
- 9780809016044
- Series
- Lyndon Johnson's War
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-08-30
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Michael H. Hunt
Description
Describes the values and misconceptions that shaped American foreign policy in Vietnam
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