Choosing War

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Dominic Sandbrook

in a discussion about Lyndon B. Johnson's decision to escalate the war.

Mentioned by

Nikki Dean

when discussing the impact of major events involving ships on shaping narratives and political tools.

Mentioned by Francis Gavin as a book that his students read when examining American foreign policy failures in Southeast Asia.

Mentioned by

Jeet Heer

when discussing LBJ's decision to escalate the Vietnam War, primarily for domestic electoral reasons.

Mentioned by Francis Gavin as a terrific book to read to see what had gone wrong with Vietnam.

Mentioned by Francis Gavin as one of the readings for his Policy Development course at the LBJ School.

Mentioned by Frank Gavin as a book that students read for a role-playing exercise.

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