Nixon's nuclear specter : the secret alert of 1969, madman diplomacy, and the Vietnam War /
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University Press of Kansas,
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Publisher Address: | Lawrence, Kansas : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Modern war studies
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Carrier Form: | xv, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-433) and index. |
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9780700620821 (cloth : alkaline paper) : 0700620826 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0700620834 9780700620838 |
Index Number: | DS559 |
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K837.127 K333.52 |
Call Number: | K333.52/B968 |
Contents: | Prelude: Nuclear diplomacy and notions about nuclear use from Truman to Johnson, August 1945-January 1969 -- The madman theory: Mr. Nixon, Dr. Kissinger, and Dr. Strangelove, 1945-1969 -- The "big game" and the bombing of Cambodia, December 1968-March 1969 -- The Vance ploy and the Mining ruse, March-April 1969 -- The Mining ruse, threat diplomacy, peace plans, and withdrawals, April-July 1969 -- The first Duck Hook Plan, the "Nixon Doctrine," and a deadline, July-August 1969 -- Toward the November option: Duck Hook and Pruning Knife, July-September 1969 -- To escalate or not to escalate? September-October 1969 -- The secret nuclear alert, October 1969 -- Epilogue: Aftermaths and assessments. |