The Superpowers : A short history / Paul Dukes

This work traces the development of the USA and Russia, later USSR, from 1898 through to 2000, placing the Cold War, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context

Present at the Creation : My years in the State department / Dean Acheson

"As autobiography (this book) is enthralling, as history indispensable, as a manual on government and diplomacy invaluable" -- Wallace Carroll, New York Times Book Review

The great delusion : liberal dreams and international realities / John J. Mea…

"It is widely believed in the West that the United States should spread liberal democracy across the world, foster an open international economy, and build international institutions. The policy of remaking the world in America's image is supposed to protect human rights, promote peace, and make the world safe for democracy. But this is not what has happened. Instead, the United States has beco…

The Indian Ocean and US grand strategy : ensuring access and promoting securi…

Presents a range of viewpoints about whether and how the US should alter its diplomatic and military strategies for this region. This book concludes with a comparative assessment of these options and a discussion of their implications for US policymakers.

The American Secretaries of State and Their Diplomacy : volume XVI : Dean Ach…

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The Vietnam War : opposing viewpoints / [compiled by] David L. Bender

Readings and discussion questions present conflicting points of view concerning American involvement in Vietnam Content : The US must stop communist expansion (1954) / John Foster Dulles The US must be cautious (1954) / John F. Kennedy The US must maintain its commitments (1965) / Don R. Larson & Arthur Larson Vietnamization will shorten the war (1969) / Richard M. Nixon Vietnamization …

From People's War to People's Rule : insurgency, intervention, and the lesson…

Timothy Lomperis argues that the lessons of American involvement in Vietnam are not to be found in any analysis of the war by itself. Rather, he proposes a comparison of the Vietnam experience with seven other cases of Western intervention in communist insurgencies during the Cold War era: China, Indochina, Greece, the Philippines, Malaya, Cambodia, and Laos. Lomperis maintains that popular ins…

America's Longest War : the United States and Vietnam 1950-1975 (2nd ed.) / G…

Gives an accurate and objective analysis of the hostilities at home and abroad. This edition provides fuller discussions of domestic opposition to the war and the relationship between the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong. It also includes information from the Johnson Library and other released archives.

Troubled Alliance : Turkish - American problems in historical perspective, 19…

"A revised version of a report written for the U.S. Department of State in December 1970 and supplemented to deal with developments through December 1971." Bibliography: p. 243-255

America's Longest War : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 (3rd ed.) / …

This study of American involvement in Vietnam analyzes the ultimate failure of the war and examines its impact on US foreign policy. It seeks to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective and to offer answers to several important questions.