With honor: melvin laird in war, peace, and politics
Auteur :
Atta, Dale Van
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299226800
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 4,2 cm
Poids :
1052 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 1968, at the peak of the Vietnam War, Congressman Melvin Laird agreed to serve as Richard Nixon's secretary of defense. Lampooned as a "missile head," but decisive in crafting an exit strategy, he pursued his program of Vietnamization. This biography reveals his role in managing the crisis of national identity sparked by the Vietnam War.