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Perils of dominance, imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam, Gareth Porter

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Perils of dominance, imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam, Gareth Porter

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-381) and index

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non fiction

Main title

Perils of dominance

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Gareth Porter

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imbalance of power and the road to war in Vietnam

Table Of Contents

The imbalance of power, 1953-1965 -- The Soviets and Chinese appease the United States -- Eisenhower and Dulles exploit U.S. dominance in Vietnam -- North Vietnamese policy under the American threat -- Kennedy's struggle with the national security bureaucracy -- Johnson, McNamara and the Tonkin Gulf crisis -- Bureaucratic pressures and the decisions for war -- Dominoes, bandwagons and the road to war

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Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam

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