The War Bells Have Rung

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The War Bells Have Rung

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Author : George C. Herring
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2015-07-28

The War Bells Have Rung written by George C. Herring and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-28 with History categories.

In the summer of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson faced an agonizing decision. On June 7, General William Westmoreland had come to him with a "bombshell" request to more than double the number of existing troops in Vietnam. LBJ, who wished to be remembered as a great reformer, not as a war president, saw the proposed escalation for what it was—the turning point for American involvement in Vietnam. This is one of the most discussed chapters in modern presidential history, but George Herring, the acknowledged dean of Vietnam War historians, has found a fascinating new way to tell this story—through the remarkable legacy of LBJ’s taped telephone conversations. Underused until now in exploring Johnson’s decision making in Vietnam, the phone conversations offer intimate, striking, and sometimes poignant insights into this ordeal. Johnson emerges as a fascinating character, obligated to pursue victory in Vietnam but skeptical that it is even possible, the whole while watching his plans for domestic reform threatened. The president walks a fine line between a military he must placate and a Congress whose support he must maintain as he tries to implement his Great Society legislation. The reader can see the flaws in the Cold War sensibility contributing to Johnson’s tragic attempt to hold ground against an enemy with whom he had no leverage. The cast includes many of the era’s most iconic players, such as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, General Westmoreland ("I have a lot riding on you," LBJ tells him—"I hope you don’t pull a MacArthur on me!"), House minority leader Gerald Ford, anti-war advocate Robert Kennedy ("I think you’ve got to sit down and talk to Bobby," LBJ tells McNamara), and former president Eisenhower, a valuable contact in the Republican camp. A concise, inside look at seven critical weeks in 1965—presented as a Rotunda ebook linking to transcripts and audio files of the original presidential tapes— The War Bells Have Rung offers both student and scholar a vivid and accessible look at a decision on which LBJ’s presidency would pivot and that would change modern American history. Miller Center Studies on the Presidency is a new series of original works that draw on the Miller Center's scholarly programs to shed light on the American presidency past and present.

Alamein

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Author : Simon J. Ball
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016

Alamein written by Simon J. Ball and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.

The story of Alamein - one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today

The Future Of U S Foreign Policy

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

The Future Of U S Foreign Policy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Political Science categories.

Storms Over The Balkans During The Second World War

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Author : Alfred J. Rieber
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-04-22

Storms Over The Balkans During The Second World War written by Alfred J. Rieber and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-22 with History categories.

In a new interpretation of the history of the Balkans during the Second World War, Alfred J. Rieber explores the tangled political rivalries, cultural clashes, and armed conflicts among the great powers and the indigenous people competing for influence and domination. The study takes an original approach to the region based on the geography, social conditions, and imperial rivalries that spans several centuries, culminating in three wars during the first half of the twentieth century. Against this background, Rieber focuses on leadership - personified by Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, and Tito - as the key to explaining events. For each one the Balkans represented a strategic prize vital for the fulfilment of their ambitious war aims. For the local forces the destabilization of the war offered the opportunity to reorder societies, expel ethnic minorities, and expand national borders. Storms over the Balkans during the Second World War illustrates how the leaders of the external powers were forced to improvise their tactics and compromise their ideologies under the pressure of war and the competing claims of their allies and clients. Neither the Axis nor the Allied camps were uniform blocs, and deep divisions ran through the ranks of the resistance and those collaborating with the occupying powers. These tensions contributed to the failure of all the participants in the struggle to achieve their aims. The complexities of the wartime experiences help to explain the persistence of memories and unfulfilled aspirations that continue to haunt the region. The study is based on extensive research in new sources in seven languages.

Solar Heating And Cooling Demonstration Act Hearings Before The Subcommittee On Energy Of 93 1 November 13 14 15 1973

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Science and Astronautics Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Solar Heating And Cooling Demonstration Act Hearings Before The Subcommittee On Energy Of 93 1 November 13 14 15 1973 written by United States. Congress. House. Science and Astronautics Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.

The World Of Music

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Author : Kjell Bloch Sandved
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954

The World Of Music written by Kjell Bloch Sandved and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.

The U Boat War

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Author : Lawrence Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-04-14

The U Boat War written by Lawrence Paterson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-14 with History categories.

The accepted historical narrative of the Second World War predominantly assigns U-boats to the so-called 'Battle of the Atlantic', almost as if the struggle over convoys between the new world and the old can be viewed in isolation from simultaneous events on land and in the air. This has become an almost accepted error. The U-boats war did not exist solely between 1940 and 1943, nor did the Atlantic battle occur in seclusion from other theatres of action. The story of Germany's second U-boat war began on the first day of hostilities with Britain and France and ended with the final torpedo sinking on 7 May 1945. U-boats were active in nearly every theatre of operation in which the Wehrmacht served, and within all but the Southern Ocean. Moreover, these deployments were not undertaken in isolation from one another; instead they were frequently interconnected in what became an increasingly inefficient German naval strategy. This fascinating new book places each theatre of action in which U-boats were deployed into the broader context of the Second World War in its entirety while also studying the interdependence of the various geographic deployments. It illustrates the U-boats' often direct relationship with land, sea and aerial campaigns of both the Allied and Axis powers, dispels certain accepted mythologies, and reveals how the ultimate failure of the U-boats stemmed as much from chaotic German military and industrial mismanagement as it did from Allied advances in code-breaking and weaponry.

A Sketch Of The History Of Attleborough

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Author : John Daggett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894

A Sketch Of The History Of Attleborough written by John Daggett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Attleboro (Bristol County, Massachusetts) categories.

Compton S Pictured Encyclopedia And Fact Index

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953

Compton S Pictured Encyclopedia And Fact Index written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.

Dark Back Of Time

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Author : Javier Marías
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2013-01-31

Dark Back Of Time written by Javier Marías and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Fiction categories.

Dark Back of Time is a compelling story of the way in which reality blurs into fiction by Javier Marías, whose highly-anticipated new novel The Infatuations is published in 2013. It is translated by Esther Allen in Penguin Modern Classics. 'We lose everything because everything remains except us', says the mysterious narrator of this extraordinary novel, which meditates on the transience, chance and fragility of life. As a man called Javier Marías recalls the strange events and people that shaped his past, including ghostly literary figures, a pilot, an adventurer, a brother who died as a child and the king of an island in the Caribbean, we begin to question the nature of time, memory and reality itself. Here the writer is both a keeper of memories and a purveyor of illusions, destined to be lost in the dark back of time. Javier Marías was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published ten novels, two collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into thirty-two languages and won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious Dublin IMPAC award for A Heart So White. He is also a highly practised translator into Spanish of English authors, including Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Thomas Browne and Laurence Sterne. 'I was enthralled by his strange mix of made-up memories, lost experiences and real-life fantasies' Marina Warner, Guardian 'He uses language like an anatomist uses a scalpel to lay bare the innermost secrets of that strangest of species, the human being' W. G. Sebald, author of Austerlitz